In Math, we are learning all about data.

What is data? Data is information. We use information all around us all the time. We collect data, we can analyze it, share it, and so on! We collect data for ourselves. For instance, when we step outside, the temperature tells us if we should put a coat on or not. We can collect data on our classmates by asking them what shoe size they wear or what time they go to bed.

Data often gives us helpful information and helps us make decisions.

We have been learning how to sort data into Venn Diagrams or Carroll diagrams, make bar graphs, pictographs, how to find the mode and mean (or average). This week, we will collect our own data on each other by asking an interview question. Then we will graph it!

In math, we usually begin the week with a lesson and then the rest of the week, we practice this skill in small groups. We rotate through 5 different “stations” ranging from seat work practice, to computer work, to group work, to math journalling, and practicing with the teacher.

What is a question you’d like to ask your classmates?