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Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Represent data with bar graphs, dot plots, and stem-and-leaf plots, including data sets of measurements in fractions or decimals
Represent data with bar graphs, dot plots, and stem-and-leaf plots, including data sets of measurements in fractions or decimals
Solve one- and two-step problems using data from a frequency table, dot plot, bar graph, stem-and-leaf plot, or scatter plot
Solve one- and two-step problems using data from a frequency table, dot plot, bar graph, stem-and-leaf plot, or scatter plot
Frequency Table
Dot Plot
A graphical display of data using dots
Stem-and-Leaf Plot
A plot where each data value is split into a "leaf" (usually the last digit) and a "stem" (the other digits).
Data Representations at Home
Data Representations at Home
- Ask your student to help interpret the data when you see simple graphs and charts in books, newspapers, or product packaging.
- Help your child create a frequency table to hang on the wall or refrigerator using a daily activity, such as reading, for a week. Then have your child create a dot plot to represent the number of minutes reading each day of the last week.
How-To: Dot Plots
How-To: Stem and Leaf Plot
Interpret Dot Plots
Interpret Stem and Leaf Plots
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