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Field Day Frog Jumping Contest

 

K-2 Participants:

 

 

 

Carolyn Johnson

 

Darlene McGovern

 

Joquina Mitchell-Somerville

 

Cheryl Parke

 

 

 

July 12, 2002

 

 

 

Names:  Carolyn Johnson, Darlene McGovern, Joquina Mitchell-Somerville, Cheryl Parke

 

Grade Level:  K-2

 

Content Area:  Statistics/Data Analysis

 

 

PA Standard(s) addressed:  2.63

A.  Organize and display data using bar graphs

B.   Answer questions based on data shown on graphs

 

 

NCTM Standard(s) addressed:

          Data Analysis and Probability

-         Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them

-         Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data

 

 

Problem Name:  Field Day Frog Jumping Contest

 

 

Problem: 

 

During the Field Day frog jumping contest,

 

Amy jumped 8 inches.

Ben jumped 11 inches.

Carla jumped 4 inches.

David jumped 16 inches

Eric jumped 8 inches.

Franny jumped 12 inches.

 

Directions: 

         

      * Complete the bar graph.

         Shade in to show how many inches each child jumped. 

The first one has been done for you.

 

 

Field Day Frog Jumping Contest

 

Bar Graph

 

Franny

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ben

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

10

 

 

12

 

 

14

 

 

16

 

 

18

 

      

 

** Use the graph to answer the following:

 

1.    Who jumped the longest? _____________________

2.    Who jumped the same as Amy? ___________________________

 

3.    How far did David jump? ____________________inches

 

4.    How many more inches did Franny jump than Ben? ____________________inch(es)

 

 

Solution

      * Complete the bar graph.

         Shade in to show how many inches each child jumped. 

The first one has been done for you.

 

 

Field Day Frog Jumping Contest

 

Bar Graph

 

Franny

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ben

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

10

 

 

12

 

 

14

 

 

16

 

 

18

 

      

 

** Use the graph to answer the following:

 

1.    Who jumped the longest?            David

 

2.    Who jumped the same as Amy?  Eric

 

3.    How far did David jump?            16 inches

 

4.    How many more inches did Franny jump than Ben?

         1 inch(es)

 

 

Problem Name:  Field Day Frog Jumping Contest

 

Grade Level:  K-2

 

Content Area:  Statistic/Data Analysis

 

Specific Rubric:        

 

Tests are scored by totaling the number of correctly shaded bars and correctly answered questions.

 

5          Advanced Understanding, Excellent

 

·        All correct responses

 

4         Satisfactory Understanding

 

·      Any combination of 7 or 8 correct responses

 

3         Almost Satisfactory Understanding

 

·     Any combination of 5 or 6 correct responses

 

2         Partial Understanding

 

·        Any combination of 3 or 4 correct responses

 

1         Minimal Understanding

 

·        Any combination of 1 or 2 correct responses

 

0         Incorrect Response

 

·     No correct responses

 


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