Graphing+Survey+Results+(4th+Grade)

by Chris Pugh

=Standards=
 * Math SPI 0406.5.1** - Depict data using various representations (e.g., tables, pictographs, line graphs, bar graphs).


 * ISTE NETS** - Research and Information Fluency 3b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

=Lesson= TTW...
 * 1) Open the website, [] to review the concepts of collecting data using a tally chart and converting to numbers.
 * 2) Using the model classroom equipment and Interwrite Tablet, have the students select and maneuver the online survey information on the website.

TSW...
 * 1) Open OpenOffice.org.
 * 2) Click on Spreadsheet.
 * 3) Type labels in column A starting in cell A2. (Leave A1 blank.)
 * 4) Type any additional labels, as necessary, in row 1 starting in cell B1. (Leave A1 blank.)
 * 5) Type numbers in the correct cells for your data.
 * 6) When all data is entered, start the cursor in cell A1 then click and drag to highlight all boxes with data.
 * 7) Click on the CHART tool in the top toolbar. The wizard will open. There are 4 steps to walk through.
 * 8) In step 1, select the type of chart and any specific changes to the look of that chart you wish. Click NEXT.
 * 9) In step 2. decide how to best represent your data clearly. Choose either, "Data series in rows" or "Data series in columns". Look to the chart above to see changes, then click NEXT.
 * 10) In step 3, check info in the Data Series, then click NEXT.
 * 11) In step 4. Add any title, subtitle of labels for each group of data then click FINISH.
 * 12) Click in any open cell.
 * 13) To add another chart for the same information to compare the 2, repeat steps 6 - 12.
 * 14) Add borders to data table and a box with student name, as needed.
 * 15) Go to FILE and PRINT to print finished work.