Kick off the school year with some math fun! New classmates share information about themselves by using graphs and interpreting data. The goal is to use a general graph shape, such as linear or exponential, and create labels for the axes that represent something fun. 

Concepts

breaking the ice, math modeling, graphing data

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

classroom support

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• For struggling learners, provide the graphs beforehand
• Let advanced learners create their own scenarios and graphs

Classroom Considerations

• Some language in the video may be inappropriate for young viewers

Pros

• Comes with a PowerPoint and video
• Introduces math in a fun way
• Shows the importance of understanding a graph

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.F.B.4 8.F.B.5