This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers.  Students collect data, represent the data in a frequency table and graph, then analyze and interpret the data. This task includes examples of student work to help anticipate student responses and to support teachers with assessment. 

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Students will be collecting data to represent, analyze, and interpret. 

1.   Prior to the lesson, copy and cut apart question strips. Put strips in a bag or container.

2.   Students may work individually, with partners, or in small groups for this task.  Be sure to have enough question strips so each student or group has one question. 

3.   Allow each student or small group to randomly select a strip.

4.   The students should record the question on top of the handout.

5.   Allow students to interview all of their classmates, asking the questions from the strip.  

6.   The students should use the collection portion of their handout to record the responses.

7.   Once all data have been collected, students will create a line plot on the handout to represent the data.

8.   Finally, students should answer the question “What does this data tell you about the students in our classroom?”