Michigan Curriculum Framework Standards and Benchmarks
for Mathematics
I. Patterns: Relationships and Functions
Content Standard 1: Students recognize similarities and generalize
patterns, use patterns to
create models and make predictions, describe the nature of patterns
and relationships, and
construct representations of mathematical relationships. (Patterns)
Benchmark 2: Represent and record patterns and relationships
in a variety of ways including tables, charts and pictures.
Benchmark 3: Use patterns to describe real world phenomena.
III. Data Analysis and Statistics
Content Standard 1: Students collect and explore data, organize
data into a useful form, and develop skill in representing and reading
data displayed in different formats. (Collection, Organization and Presentation
of Data)
Benchmark 1: Collect and explore data through counting,
measuring and conducting surveys and experiments.
Benchmark 2: Organize data using concrete objects, pictures,
tallies, tables, charts, diagrams and graphs.
Benchmark 3: Present data using a variety of appropriate
representations and explain the meaning of the data.
Benchmark 4: Identify what data are needed to answer a
particular question or solve a given problem, and design and implement
strategies to obtain, organize and present those data.
National Education Standards for Mathematics
NM-PROB.CONN.PK-12.3: Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside
of mathematics.
NM-PROB.REP.PK-12.1: Create and use representations to organize, record,
and communicate mathematical ideas.
NM-PROB.REP.PK-12.2: Select, apply, and translate among mathematical
representations to solve problems.
NM-PROB.REP.PK-12.3: Use representations to model and interpret physical,
social, and mathematical phenomena.
NM-PROB.REA.PK-12.2: Make and investigate mathematical conjectures.
NM-PROB.REA.PK-12.3: Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and
proofs.
NM-PROB.REA.PK-12.4: Select and use various types of reasoning and
methods of proof.
NM-PROB.PK-12.2: Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other
contexts.
NM-DATA.3-5.1: Formulate questions that can be addressed with data
and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
Grades 3-5
Content Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts
Benchmark 1: Use keyboards and other common input and
output devices efficiently and effectively.
Content Standart 2: Social, ethical, and human issues
Benchmark 3: Discuss basic issues related to responsible
use of technology and information and describe personal consequences of
inappropriate use.
Content Standard 3: Technology productivity tools
Benchmark 5: Use technology tools for individual and collaborative
writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products
for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
Content Standard 4: Technology communications tools
Benchmark 5: Use technology tools for individual and collaborative
writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products
for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
Benchmark 6: Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively
to access remote information, communicate with others in support of direct
and independent learning, and pursue personal interests.
Content Standard 5: Technology research tools
Benchmark 7: Use telecommunications and online resources
to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities for the purpose
of developing solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the
classroom.
Content Standard 6: Technology problem-solving and decision-making
tools
Benchmark 8: Use technology resources for problem solving,
self directed learning and extended learning activities.
Benchmark 9: Determine when technology is useful and select
the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of
tasks and problems.
Benchmark 10: Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness,
comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources.
Objectives
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2.0
Students will be able to:
Correctly identify
where their inventor is from on the map of U.S. regions.
Correctly graph map
of U.S. regions using Graph Club 2.0
Create at least 2
graphs using Graph Club 2.0
Note what stands out
from looking at the graph of the information
Materials and Technology
Paper & pencils
Large map of the United States divided into regions
Push pins or tacks
Small strips of paper
Yarn
Graph Club 2.0
Procedure
Before the computer lab
Ask students to share information about their inventor. Be sure
to note where the person is from. As each student shares information,
place a tack with a label of the person and location on the map.
After all students have been placed on the map, discuss what patterns are
on the map. (Where are most people from? Does every region
have an inventor?) Ask students if there are different ways of showing
the information. We could write a paragraph or we could make a graph.
Tell students that we are going to represent this information on a chart
and a graph. Together, make a T-chart of the information. One
side should be the regions of the United States. The other side should
be the number of people from that region. After creating the table,
tell students that they will be creating graphs of the same information
using the Graph Club 2.0 Software. Introduce the computer software
by showing the class the tutorial.
At the computer lab
Allow each student to play the Graph Club 2.0 matching game.
After the matching game, students will graph the number of inventors in
each of the different regions of the United States using the Graph Club
2.0 software. After making the graphs, have students analyze the
data. Students should identify what surprises them on the graph and
what they thought would have been different. Students should write
at least 3 complete sentences. Print color copies of the graphs.
Assessment
The final printed graph will be assessed. Look for complete sentences,
more than one graph, correct observations of the graph results, and correct
numbers graphed.