1) Three Observations:
You need to use the three historgrams you made to make THREE wonderful observations.
- These observations should be made on a separate piece of paper; you may hand write or type them.
- Use fabulous vocabulary, numbers, and examples; be brave and adventurous and try new words!
- Dig deep, making these observations better than you could have made in the 1st grade, eh? I know it looks like a city and that there are gaps in the graphs. Duh! Did anything surprise you? Did anything speak to a trend that you noticed? Can you draw any conclusions based upon what you see?
- This is your opportunity to show me what a great math thinker you are, so impress me! Interpret what you see, don't just repeat it. For example, "There were a lot of coins in 2010," is not nearly as cool as, "In 2010 I had 12 coins which is twice as many coins as in any other single year. It made me wonder if they produced a lot more pennies than usual in that 2010."
- Remember that things like, "a lot," "some," and "kind of," are not specific enough. In those cases you are letting me use MY interpretation of those words and it might not be what you were intending. So be specific - use percentages, fractions, and/or actual values to make your points.
*One observation - your graph
*One observation - your partner's graph
*One observation - your graphs combined. These observations should compare your two histograms, specifically noting what you observe about the differences and similarities in their shapes. How did things change? Did combining your graph emphasize the similarities or the differences? How?
- It is best if you try to make at least one observation regarding a similarity and one regarding a difference, but this is not required.
- You may make more than three observations if you want additional feedback. Feedback is good!
*HINT - I should be able to tell from your explanation what your point is and what the data you are comparing looks like without looking at your graphs. Remember, telling me that there are "more coins now," or, "my bars got higher," does not tell me anything that I wouldn't know; I wouldn't even need to look at your graph to know that 40 coins are twice 20 coins; so LOOK, observe, and explain!
All of this is Due Wednesday before we leave for Camp Colman
- You may make more than three observations if you want additional feedback. Feedback is good!
*HINT - I should be able to tell from your explanation what your point is and what the data you are comparing looks like without looking at your graphs. Remember, telling me that there are "more coins now," or, "my bars got higher," does not tell me anything that I wouldn't know; I wouldn't even need to look at your graph to know that 40 coins are twice 20 coins; so LOOK, observe, and explain!
All of this is Due Wednesday before we leave for Camp Colman
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