In this unit, students will collect and organize data, construct and analyze line graphs, and make predictions from data. Students will also find the mean, median, mode, and range of a data set and be introduced to stem-and-leaf plots.

Priority Standards

• 5.C.1: Multiply multi-digit whole numbers fluently using a standard algorithmic approach.
• 5.DS.2: Understand and use measures of center (mean and median) and frequency (mode) to describe a data set.

Supporting Standards

• 5.NS.5: Use place value understanding to round decimal numbers up to thousandths to any given place value.
• 5.AT.6: Graph points with whole number coordinates on a coordinate plane. Explain how the coordinates relate the point as the distance from the origin on each axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
• 5.AT.7: Represent real-world problems and equations by graphing ordered pairs in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.
• 5.DS.1: Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and make predictions about the data. Use observations, surveys, and experiments to collect, represent, and interpret the data using tables (including frequency tables), line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs. Recognize the differences in representing categorical and numerical data.

Essential Questions

• How can I measure data?
• How can I display data visually?
• How can I use data in a real-life application?

21^st Century Skills

• Communication: Students must use communication to survey students about various topics to create frequency tables to practice graphing and organizing data. Students will also use communication in order to play life-size battleship.
• Critical Thinking: Students will work in groups to create paper airplanes that will fly the farthest. Students will record their trials and graph results.