Challenge the class to develop a story that matches a graph. The short assessment provides a line graph with the vertical axis labeled as dollars. The task asks pupils to develop a description of a situation that could be represented by the graph and to include details about the axis and scale.

Concepts

graphs, line graphs, data analysis, data representations, math modeling, graphs interpreting

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide a scale for those that struggle
• Create a story and have class members create a graph that matches it

Classroom Considerations

• The class should know how to work with graphs

Pros

• Rubric provides a description of responses that would receive partial credit
• Answer key highlights the important aspects students should include in their answers

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 MP4 MP5