Last updated: December 4, 2018
Lesson Plan
Graphic Fractions
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Math,Science,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 60 Minutes
- State Standards:
- 4.NFB.3
- Thinking Skills:
- Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations.
Essential Question
How can I use a fraction to represent information from a graph?
Objective
I can create a visual representation using a bar graph.
Background
The intent is to provide contextual information for relevancy while learning the process of interpreting fractions in a bar graph.
Preparation
Have video available on Smartboard or learning stations and pre-print documents
Materials
Download Possible questions for graphing results
Procedure
| I do : Introduce the concept of voting. We do: Whole group discussion of voting questions, poll students, show video clips from Youtube, conduct small group or pairs to create graphs. You do: Students will use generated graphs to individually convert to fractions for credit. |
Vocabulary
Fraction
Bar Graph
Democracy
Majority
Minority
Assessment Materials
Bar Graph AssignmentOnce graphs are posted around the classroom, each student will individually formulate fractions from each of the graphs for credit.
| Once graphs are posted around the classroom, each student will individually formulate fractions from each of the graphs for credit. |
Enrichment Activities
Graphing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHHjQFjtnCs
Fractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHHjQFjtnCs
Additional Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_A8xyEbEhI