BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS

Name: Hayley Whitaker

Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Content Area: Math
Basic Productivity Tool Used: Graph Club
Standards Addressed: MCC2.MD.10
Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four
categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems10 using information presented in
a bar graph.
Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
X
Remembering X Understanding X Applying X Analyzing
Evaluating X Creating
Description of how to implement in the class: The teacher will introduce the activity by modeling
how to collect data, add the information into Graph Club and then analyze the information using a variety
of graph formats line, bar, picture, and circle. As the students enter the classroom they will be asked to
move a graphic of their favorite season onto a data collection graph designed using ActivInspire software.
Once the class has added their choice to the graph, the teacher will lead a discussion to determine the
number of choices made for each season.
The teacher will then lead the students through the steps of creating a graph using Graph Club. A title,
images representing the various seasons, and specific colors assigned to each season will be added to the
graph. Once the data has been entered, the teacher will support the students as they explore the various
graph formats that are available within Graph Club.
While exploring the various graphs, the teacher will prompt students to analyze the information provided in
the graph using appropriate math terms such as greater than, less than, most, least, and equal.
Statements will be added to the writing component of Graph Club where various statements will be listed.
(Extension activity The teacher can challenge the students analysis of the graph using the following
question formats: How many more students liked spring than fall? How many people participated in the
poll? How many students picked winter and spring?
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): This activity remains at a level 2 until the students are
allowed to graph information on their own. To move to a level 3 and possibly to a level 4, students will be
encouraged to collect information, graph the data, and then analyze the results. Students could also add
questions in the writing window to give other students the opportunity to analyze the graphs. The graph
information could be printed and hung outside the classroom to challenge other students in the school to
review the graphs and determine the answers to the questions.

BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS

Description of the sample spreadsheet and graph/chart provided *:

can
the

The graph displays the data collected as students

selected their favorite season. The final graphs
be used to analyze the data provided. Students
discuss math concepts such as more, less, equal,
most, the least, the total, etc.

Other comments about your proposed spreadsheet/graph/chart activity: The Graph Club activity
can easily be extended to support higher levels of thinking and higher LoTi levels. This activity was at an
introductory level. The teacher will be encouraged to help students collect, graph, analyze and evaluate
other data items.