Students plant sunflower seeds in plastic cups, and once germinated, expose them to varying light or soil moisture conditions. They measure growth of the seedlings every few days using non-standard measurement (inch cubes). After a few weeks, they compare the growth of plants exposed to the different conditions and make bar comparative graphs, which they analyze to draw conclusions about the needs of plants.

In this assessment task students will use data to create a picture graph and a bar graph. They will sort pictures into four categories. They also answer questions to compare the animals they graphed using addition and subtraction problems. An assessment task sheet and rubric are provided.

This PowerPoint provides some professional learning activities about Grade 3 Cluster 2 with a focus on data. It is remixable.

This is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This is a 3 lesson "mini unit" about collecting data intended to be taught in order towards the beginning of Cluster 2.

This lesson is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This lesson provides students with opportunities to become introduced to collecting data about their classmates’ favorite food.

This lesson is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It provides a lesson and some activities about creating scaled bar graphs.

This lesson is focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standard NC.3.MD.3, the primary goal is for students to learn how to work with classmates on activities related to counting and number sense and engage in real-world math situations.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It also includes examples of student work on the last few pages. Remixing is allowed including the addition of more student work. samples.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It includes examples of student work at the end which can help teachers anticipate students' responses, assess students' understanding, and plan next instructional steps. The task is remixable including the addition of more samples of student work.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This multi-step task involves the processes of collecting data, creating a scaled bar graph, and answering questions about the data and the graph. It is remixable including the addition of more student work.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It provides opportunities to practice estimation, addition, and subtraction, in the context of data displayed in bar graphs.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students provide the missing parts and data on a scaled bar graph. It includes opportunities to also estimate in Part 2 of the task. Remixing is allowed including the addition of samples of student work.

This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students are given data and must create a scaled bar graph. Remixing is allowed including the addition of student work. samples.

This is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students create their own scaled bar graph based on information in the task. This can be remixed, including the addition of student work samples.

This resource is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It provides additional resources to support teachers while teaching Grade 4, Cluster 1. This is remixable.

This lesson involves determining whether data is categorical or numerical. This lesson also addresses mathematical practice #1 and allows students to examine and correct errors.

This lesson is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students organize a set of data about their favorite weekend activities and create a representation to display the data. This lesson allows the teacher to assess students’ prior understandings of graphical representations and introduce mathematical practice #4 – Model with mathematics. This is remixable.

This lesson is from Tools 4 NC Teachers and is intended to be taught towards the beginning of the cluster. This lesson focuses on developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. Students collect data and make a scaled bar graph, which they worked with in third grade. This is remixable.

This resource is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It includes content and background information for teachers before teaching Grade 4, Cluster 1.

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This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students create a bar graph based on data. There are samples of student work to help teachers assess and also to help anticipate student responses. This is remixable.