Name: Heather Rockwell

Grade Level: 1st Grade

Content Area: Math
BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS
Basic Productivity Tool Used: Graph Club
Standards Addressed: MCC1.MD.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up
to three interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about
the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or
less are in one category than in another.
See: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Documents/Large-Print-MATHCCGPS-Grade-1.pdf
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
X Remembering X Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Description of how to implement in the class: The teacher will introduce the
activity by modeling how to collect data, add the information into Graph Club and
then analyze the information using variety of graph formats line, bar and circle. As
the students enter the classroom, they will be asked to move a graphic of their
favorite color onto a data collect graph designed using ActivInspire software. Once
the class has added their choice to the graph, the teacher will lead a discussion to
determine the number of choices made for each color.
The teacher will then lead the students through the steps of creating a graph using
Graph Club. A title, images, representing the various colors and specific symbols
assigned to each color will be added to the graph. Once the data has been entered,
the teacher will support the students as they explore the various graph formats that
are available within Graph Club.
While exploring the various graphs, the teacher will prompt students to analyze the
information provided in the graph using appropriate math terms such a greater than,
less than, most, least, and equal. Statements will be added to the writing component
of Graph Club where various statements will be listed. (Extension activity The
teacher can challenge the students analysis of the graph using the following
questions formats: How many more students liked the red than the blue? How many
people participated in the poll? How many students picked green than red?)
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): This activity remains as a level 2
until students are allowed to graph information on their own. To move to a level 3 and
possibly to a level 4, students will be encouraged to collect information, graph the
data and then analyze the results. Students can also add questions in the writing
window to give other students the opportunity to analyze graphs. The graph
information could be printed and hung outside the classroom to challenge other
students in the school to review the graph and determine the answer to the
questions.
Description of the sample spreadsheet and graph/chart provided *: This
graph displays the data collected as students
selected their favorite color. This graph allows
students to be able to analyze the information and
learn to understand the math concepts of greater
than and less than.

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Other comments about your proposed spreadsheet/graph/chart activity: The
Graph Club activity can easily be extended to support higher levels of thinking and