Asking Questions About Graphs

Haroula's Grade 1 math class is near the end of their unit on graphing.  She wanted to give them a culminating task that would not only have them create a graph, but also create questions about the data in front of them.

Each student choose a question to ask their peers.  They then went around and surveyed each student in the class and recorded the answer in a tally.  She kept things pretty simple by suggesting that there be no more than four options (answers) to choose from.  The students then created a graph based on the data they collected.

Haroula then had the students exchange completed graphs.  The students then had to ask two questions based on the new graph in front of them. (On the yellow paper) The author of the graph then had to answer the question that was asked of them. (On the orange paper).  When the questions were asked and answered, she put the graphs and the questions on display for everyone to see.  She included a description of the activity (procedure) as well as the curriculum expectations that were covered in doing the activity.  It's great to see not only the completed graphs but also the questions that were asked about each graph.

The Finished Product

Close Up Of The Description Of The Activity.