Mathematics Governor’s Institute 2003

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Mathematics Governor’s Institute 2003 Problem-in-a-bag Template (Download as Microsoft Word document: It’s Your Party)
Title of Project:				It’s Your Party
Team Members:				Leslie Kendig Stephanie Lukens Joey Rider Laura Warner
Grade Level:				Fifth Grade
Concepts Used:				Collection, organization, interpretation, and representation of data to answer a question
PA Standards Addressed:
2.2.5 C 2.6.5 A 2.6.5 E			Show ideas in a variety of ways...including graphs.... Organize and display data using tallies, tables, charts, and graphs. Construct and defend simple conclusions based on data
NCTM Standards Addressed: Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
·		collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments;
·		represent data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs.
Introduction/ Applications: Students experience collecting and interpreting data on a real-world topic – planning a birthday party. They formulate choices and conduct a survey to determine what will be the most popular party plans with others. Students organize data by creating tallies as it is collected. After collection, students further organize data by constructing a bar graph to represent the greatest to least popular choices. Students also write an explanation to justify what they will plan for the party. Question: Your parents said that you can plan your own birthday party this year. You want it to be the party that everyone will be talking about for months! There is so much to plan – food, drinks, favors, cake... How will you decide what to have at your party that will impress all of the attendees? Model: Use tally marks to collect and organize data. Design a bar graph to represent the choices of the survey on the x-axis and the results of the survey on the y-axis. (Include labels for all parts of the graph.) On a separate sheet of paper, write an explanation to justify the plans that you have made for your party. Resources and Materials:
Notebook paper and a pencil Teacher-created topic cards (index cards) Student procedures page Student body to serve as sample pool Graph paper Art supplies (markers, crayons)					Topics for cards: games, food, drinks, location, theme, presents, favors, prizes, flavor of cake, decorations, and entertainment.
Procedures and Activities: See attached student procedures page. Rubric: See attached. Accommodations/ Adaptations: ESL: Give the directions in the student’s native language. Use picture cards for topics. Pre-teach key words relative to the project. Use a translator for explanations / procedures. Special Ed: Use picture cards for topics. Break down the directions into simplified steps. Use a larger size of graph paper. Pair the student with other reliable students. Enrichment: Have students create a computerized bar graph. Create a Power Point presentation to share information. Survey a second sample set of an additional fifty students in order to compare data collection methodology.
Name __________________________ It’s Your Party! Student Procedures Overview Your parents said that you could plan your own birthday party this year. You want it to be the party that everyone will be talking about for months! There is so much to plan – food, drinks, favors, cake... How will you decide what to have at your party that will impress all of the attendees? Procedures
1.	Work cooperatively in your group to complete all procedures.
2.	Select one topic card from the available cards in the bag. This is the topic that your group will survey.
3.	Write a question that includes your topic to be used for your survey.
4.	Brainstorm a list of possible answers to the question to be used as choices for the survey.
5.	Survey 50 people in the school by asking your question. The participants may only select one of the choices as their response. Record all data.
6.	Design a bar graph to show how many responses each choice received. Draw it on graph paper. Place the choices on the x-axis and the number of responses on the y-axis. Label the graph, both axis, and develop a scale.
7.	Interpret the graph to determine the most popular to least popular choices. Use this information to decide what you will plan for your party.
8.	On a separate piece of paper, write an explanation of your plans. Justify your decision using the data.
9.	Present the results and conclusions of your survey to the class and display your graph.

It’s Your Party! Rubric
4 – Advanced
	Five choices for responses were brainstormed for the survey.
	Fifty people were surveyed to collect the data.
	A graph was designed that includes a title, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, an appropriate scale, and an accurate representation of the results.
	Provided a written explanation of the plans based on findings, which includes an interpretation of the data and use of the results to justify decisions.
3 – Proficient
	Five choices for responses were brainstormed for the survey.
	Fifty people were surveyed to collect the data.
	A graph was designed that may be missing the title or labels, includes a reasonable scale, and the representation of the results is accurate.
	Provided a written explanation of the plans based on findings, which includes an interpretation of the data or use of the results to justify decisions.
2 – Basic
	Four to five choices for responses were brainstormed for the survey.
	Less than 50 people were surveyed to collect data, but sample size was adequate for making a graph (25 or greater).
	A graph was designed; however, it may be missing the title or labels, may or may not include a reasonable scale, and the representation of the results is inaccurate.
	Provided a written explanation of the plans that may or may not be based on findings, and does not include neither an interpretation of the data, nor use of the results to justify decisions
1 – Below Basic
	Less than four choices for responses were brainstormed for the survey.
	The sample size for the survey was inadequate (less than 25).
	A graph was either not included or incomplete.
	A written explanation was either not included, or was completely irrelevant to the data and results.

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