Learn about life in the Arctic while practicing how to graph and interpret data with this interdisciplinary lesson. Starting with a whole group data-gathering exercise, students are then given a worksheet on which they analyze and create bar and pie graphs involving information about Arctic animals. This lesson is perfect for tying together a math unit on representing data and a science exploration of Arctic ecosystems. 

Concepts

the arctic, bar graphs, graphs, circle graphs, data analysis

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Additional Tags

bar graph, pie graph, circle graph, data analysis, comparing data, arctic, math

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Pros

• Lesson provides a list of warm-up activities for beginning the lesson
• A variety of ideas are provided for extending learning about data representation

Cons

• Explicit instruction on the creation of bar and pie charts is required to support children's success with the lesson

Common Core

3.MD.B.3 MP4 MP6