How many steps are in the Data Cycle?
4
Mrs. Hoggard wants to know how many students went to the movies over the weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). What is a reasonable question Mrs. Hoggard can ask the students?
A. What movie did you see over the weekend?
B. Who went to the movies last weekend?
C. What is your favorite movie snack?
B. Who went to the movies last weekend?
What is a line graph?
What year did it snow the most in Harrison, Virginia?
2019
What is the 1st step in the Data Cycle?
"Developing a Question"
Mrs. Thackoordeen is interested in knowing how long it takes students to complete a Multiplication chart each week. What is the best question for her to ask students.
A. Who can complete a multiplication chart the fastest?
B. Do you know how to make a Multiplication chart?
C. How many minutes does it take you to complete a Multiplication chart?
C. How many minutes does it take you to complete a Multiplication chart?
What do line graphs show?
Changes over time
What two years appear to have snowed the small amount?
2016 and 2018
Organize data
Mrs. Harris wants to know how much it rained in October. What is the best question for Mrs. Harris to ask to find out this information?
A. How many centimeters of rain fell last month?
B. Did it rain in October?
C. How many days was it windy in October?
A. How many centimeters of rain fell last month?
What are 3 ways lines can be drawn on a line graph?
Increasing (going up)
Decreasing (going down)
Constant (straight across)
From 2018 to 2019
What is data?
Information that is collected about something specific
Mrs. Tunin wants to know how many minutes students are spending studying their spelling words at home. What is the best question for Mrs. Tunin to ask to collect this data?
A. Do you study your spelling words at home?
B. How many minutes do you spend studying your spelling words at home?
C. Do you like to play games at home?
B. How many minutes do you spend studying your spelling words at home?
What is the horizontal axis on a line graph called and what does it show?
It is called the x-axis and it shows time.
Between which two years did the snowfall decrease the most?
What is the best way to visually show continuous data?
Iyanna wants to know how fast the wind was blowing from November to December. What is the best question for her to ask to collect this data?
A. Which direction was the wind blowing each day in November?
B. How many days was it windy from November to December?
C. What was the wind speed during the months of November and December?
C. What was the wind speed during the months of November and December?
What is the vertical axis on a line graph called and what does it show?
It is called the y-axis and it shows the measurement of data.
What is a reasonable inference you could make about the snowfall in 2019?
There could have been a blizzard in 2019.