Third Grade Graphs | Create WebQuest

Introduction

Welcome students! You are about to learn about graphs! We will be learning about a bar graph, like our lunch count! We will also be learning about picture graphs (or pictographs) which we used for our Mitten Drive in the hallway. The third graph will be a line plot, which is a new one for us, and it will require you to measure items in the classroom to the nearest quarter inch. All three graphs are a great way to show data and are tools that you will use over and over again!

Task

In order to make a graph, you first have to collect data. You will be making a survey that you will use to collect data from your classmates. You will then use this data to make a bar graph and a picture graph. To make a line plot, you will collect data by measuring items in your classroom. All of these graphs are great ways to display the data you collect and they make it easy to compare the information. There are videos for you to learn how to make these graphs, games for practice, and quizzes so you can show your understanding. Let's get busy!

Process

Day 1 - BAR GRAPH

Step 1

Watch Tally Charts and Bar Graphs and then take both the easy and hard quiz. Show your teacher your results.

Step 2

Watch Bar Graphs and then Test Yourself. Show your teacher your results.

Step 3

Use your Survey Worksheet to make your own survey. Your teacher must approve it before you begin surveying your classmates. Do not turn in your survey, you will need it to make your bar graph and again tomorrow for a picture graph.

Step 4

Use the data from your survey to create a bar graph. Use your Bar Graph Worksheet and a ruler to do this. Your bar graph must have a title, x-axis label, y-axis label, categories, scale, and bars showing your data. If you have forgotten what a bar graph looks like, watch the videos again. Turn your graph in when you are done, but keep your survey for tomorrow.

Day 2 - PICTOGRAPH

Step 1

Watch Pictographs and then take both the easy and hard quiz. Show your teacher your results.

Step 2

Watch the Step by Step Pictographs and then Test Yourself. Show your teacher your results.

Step 3

Practice making a bar graph and pictograph here.

Step 4

Use your data from your survey to make a pictograph. Use your Picture Graph Worksheet to do this. Your picture graph must have categories, totals, a title, and a key. When your are done, turn in your graph and your survey.

Day 3 - LINE PLOT

Step 1

Watch the Step by Step Line Plots and then Test Yourself. Show your teacher your results.

Step 2

Play this game to practice making a bar graph and a line plot.

Step 3

Before you make a line plot, you have to first measure items that your teacher will give you. You will also need a ruler and your Recording Worksheet.

Step 4

Use the measurements to complete your Line Plot Worksheet. Your line plot must have a title and x's plotting your measurements. When you are done, turn in your recording worksheet and your line plot.

Day 4 - CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

Step 1 - Bar Graph

Go to this website and take the Bar Graphs Quiz. Show your teacher your score when you have completed all 12 questions.

Step 2 - Pictograph

Go to this website and take the Pictographs Quiz. Show your teacher your score when you have completed all 12 questions.

Step 3 - Line Plot

Complete your Measuring and showing Data Worksheet and turn it in.

Evaluation

	BEGINNING 0	DEVELOPING 2	EXEMPLARY 4
BAR GRAPHS
Videos and Quizzes	Student did not watch the videos or take the quizzes.	Student watched one video and took one quiz.	Student watched both videos and took both quizzes.
Survey	Student did not create a survey or collect data.	Student created a survey, but did not collect data.	Student created a survey and collected data from their classmates.
Creating the Bar Graph	Student did not create a bar graph.	Student created a bar graph, but it is missing some of the required attributes or does not accurately represent the data collected.	Student created a bar graph with all of the required attributes. The bar graph also accurately represents the data the student collected.
PICTOGRAPH
Videos and Quizzes	Student did not watch the videos or take the quizzes.	Student watched one video and took one quiz.	Student watched both videos and took both quizzes.
Creating the Pictograph	Student did not create a pictograph.	Student created a pictograph, but it is missing some of the required attributes or does not accurately represent the data collected.	Student created a pictograph with all of the required attributes. The pictograph also accurately represents the data the student collected.
LINE PLOT
Video and Quiz	Student did not watch the video or take the quiz.	Student watched the video, but did not take the quiz.	Student watched the video and took the quiz.
Recording Worksheet	Student did not measure the items.	Student had 4 or less correct measurements.	Student had at least 5 correct measurements.
Creating the Line Plot	Student did not create a line plot.	Student created a line plot, but it is missing some of the required attributes or does not accurately represent the data collected.	Student created a line plot with all of the required attributes. The line plot also accurately represents the data the student collected.
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
Bar Graph	Student did not take the quiz.	Student has 7 or less correct answers.	Student has 8 or more correct answers.
Pictograph	Student did not take the quiz.	Student has 7 or less correct answers.	Student has 8 or more correct answers.
Line Plot	Student did not complete the worksheet.	Student has less than 10 correct measurements that are correctly plotted.	Student has 10 or more correct measurements that are correctly plotted.

Total: _____ out of 44

Conclusion

You have successfully collected data using a survey you created and by using tally marks to keep track of your totals. You then displayed this data with a bar graph and a picture graph. You also collected data by measuring items with a ruler to the nearest quarter inch and you displayed that data in a line plot! You practiced by playing fun games and proved you knew what you were doing by taking quizzes. As you go through school, you will be asked again to make graphs so make sure you remember what you learned through this webquest. Great work!

Credits

BrainPopJr

Tally Charts and Bar Graphs Video and quizzes

Pictographs Video and quizzes

Study Jams

Bar Graphs Video and quiz

Pictographs Video and quiz

Line Plots Video and quiz

Bar Graph Quiz: "Bar Graphs – Learning Bar Graphs for Grade 3." MrNussbaumcom Learning and Fun. Nussbaum Education Network, LLC, 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://mrnussbaum.com/grade_3_standardsbargraph/>.

Bar Graph and Pictograph Game: "Interpreting Data." Top Marks. Topmarks Online Ltd, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=maths%2Finterpretingdata>.

Bar Graph and Line Plot Game: "The Data Bank Research Company." Learn Alberta. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me3us/flash/lessonLauncher.html?less…;.

WORKSHEETS

Survey Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1N-lCerv9xOPgUv5SB6ZOlZbpgCYcJHchpmK…

Bar Graph Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1nUzOQw7oHw7-0ULb1D35CT0klg63jopHniu…

Picture Graph Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1HlpgLmARnFH6DxYKSeLMb6TLYGEA1eSusIO…

Recording Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1VzP1dp9xQIsI3UiOa0hG2M7YxWGxVQsXQCP…

Line Plot Worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11r4Avm8coUyPAxkqfFmD5CJHnWjuyz9xXsj…

Measuring and Showing Data Worksheet:

http://www.commoncoresheets.com/Math/Measurement/Measuring%20and%20Show…

Teacher Page

The best way for students to be successful with this webquest is by going over what they will need to do each day with the class. Students can work through this independenly, but going over each day's steps with them is helpful. If you aren't able to complete all of the assignments in 4 days, the steps can easily be broken up into more days. Some students may need more help and working with a partner is a great way for them to have extra support. Smaller groups are also a great way to provide students with extra support so working through this webquest in centers is a great idea. I hope you and your students find this webquest to be helpful!