Spider Tally Data

Grade Level(s):  Kindergarten

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Collecting data, asking for opinions, counting tallies, analyzing data, comparing data of two different survey answers

Goal:

To introduce data collection and data analysis

Materials Needed:

1.      Worksheet

2.      Writing utensils

3.      Clipboards

Explanation/Summary:

Students will each get a worksheet and a clipboard. Then they will go around the room and ask their classmates if they are afraid of spiders or not afraid of spiders. Then they will tally next to the appropriate response and count those answers. To write about the data, they will write the amount of people who said yes and no and last draw a spider. The teacher can then facilitate a discussion on analyzing the data.

Resource:

www.teacherspayteachers.com