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Grade 3: Data Management & Probability
Grade 3: Data Management & Probability
Organizing objects into categories using two or more attributes; collecting and organizing categorical and discrete data; reading and displaying data using vertical and horizontal bar graphs; understanding mode; predicting the frequency of an outcome; relating fair games to equally likely events.
Organizing objects into categories using two or more attributes; collecting and organizing categorical and discrete data; reading and displaying data using vertical and horizontal bar graphs; understanding mode; predicting the frequency of an outcome; relating fair games to equally likely events.
Nature Journaler: @billiejooutdoors
Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling: I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of...
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to collect data based on what they are observing. Graphs can be added to a journal displaying the data they have collected.
Nature Journaling is an incredible tool for students to collect data based on what they are observing. Graphs can be added to a journal displaying the data they have collected.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However, the last statement becomes very important for making the connections. Encourage students to begin writing using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is not the focus in a nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - ensure you are re-iterating it is not about a pretty picture. It is about their observations. Please see the link below for tips on giving feedback. Using a combination of words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
At this age all three prompts "I notice..., I wonder...?, and It reminds me of..." become very intuitive. However, the last statement becomes very important for making the connections. Encourage students to begin writing using single words or simple sentences. Please note that spelling is not the focus in a nature journal. At this age you may start to see art fears - ensure you are re-iterating it is not about a pretty picture. It is about their observations. Please see the link below for tips on giving feedback. Using a combination of words, pictures and numbers allows the students multiple tools to document their observations. With permission Bethan Burton has allowed us to link to her website as she has written a blog post for Teaching nature journaling at all ages.
Here are some more ideas to get you started.
Engage the fives senses (whenever possible)
Make leaf prints ( paint the leaf and press the print into the journal)
Make leaf rubbings
Trace the items they are looking at
Add leaves into the journal using tape
Count the birds/squirrels/insects etc.
Measure as much of the phenomena as the students can using non standard and standard units of measurement.
Here is a downloadable lesson from John (Jack) Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren book: How to Teach Nature Journaling. All resources shared with permission. "I Notice..., I Wonder...?, It Reminds me of..."
GIVING FEEDBACK here is a fantastic resource from Jack and Emilie
NOTE: You are encouraged to spend time in the outdoors Nature Journaling. However, you can also bring nature inside, look out your wonder window, have a refrigerator Safari or even observe a house plant or pet.
Photo by: @billiejooutdoors
Nature Journaling: Collection or Field Guide
Nature Journaling: Collection or Field Guide
In the activity Collection or Field Guide from John (Jack) Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren's book: How to Teach Nature Journaling. "Students make a field guide or “collection” of things within a focused category, such as leaf types, rocks in a stream, things that are red, or tracks."
In the activity Collection or Field Guide from John (Jack) Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren's book: How to Teach Nature Journaling. "Students make a field guide or “collection” of things within a focused category, such as leaf types, rocks in a stream, things that are red, or tracks."
All resources shared with permission.
Curriculum Link:
Photo by: @billiejooutdoors
Planting
Planting
Go outside into the garden or use containers indoors to plant some seeds. As your seeds begin to sprout keep track of the following information in a journal:
Go outside into the garden or use containers indoors to plant some seeds. As your seeds begin to sprout keep track of the following information in a journal:
Measure their height everyday by, first estimating the height using units of "finger nail-size" (which is roughly 1cm) or another unit of your choosing and then use centimeters if you have a ruler or measuring tape available
Which day of the week did they sprout on?
How many days did it take for them to sprout?
Keep track of the seeds that did not sprout
What else did you notice?
Once you have a few weeks of data organize it into vertical and horizontal bar graphs for each category of data collected.
Curriculum Links:
See Writing
See Measurement
See Life Systems
NOTE: This can be used with the Nature Journaling activity at the top of the page.
Picture by: @baxterperson
Right-Angle Search
Right-Angle Search
Go outside for a walk, visit a green space or look out a window. How many right-angles can you find outside?
Go outside for a walk, visit a green space or look out a window. How many right-angles can you find outside?
Do a tally of each of the angles you find into two categories: natural and unnatural
Create a bar graph to show your findings
Curriculum Links:
see Writing
NOTE: This can be used with the Nature Journaling activity at the top of the page.
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