SAY IT WITH A DOT

My Pet’s Better Than Yours

Activate Prior Knowledge

My Pet’s Better than Yours Task 1

Write name, class period and date on the worksheet

10 minutes to complete the worksheet

Discuss/Collect worksheet

Group Feedback/Discussion

Students discuss and give insight into responses . . .

Getting Started- Guided Practice

Write mom and dad, then list all of their parents siblings under the appropriate parent.

Assign one block to each of their aunts and uncles and lock them together to form one column with the blocks representing each one of their aunts and uncles.

Compiling Data

Bring each locked block tower to the flat level surface and arrange then in any fashion

Share opinions with the class

Arranging Data using The Number Line

Bring the sticky note to the number line and place the sticky note above the corresponding number

Discuss with your neighbor what the data display created means, and how it compares with the display created with the blocks.

Share with the class

Independent Practice

Data Question: How many pets do you have?

Separate students into groups of four.

One student (chosen by the group of four), will gather information from all the group members and share the information with the other groups.

Students work independently to organize and plot the data collected

Group/Class Discussion

Students to compare and discuss their dot plot with the members in their group, explain their reasoning for placement and quantity of the dots on the plot.

Is there a consensus within the group? Why? Why not

Assessment

Work independently