BASIC
PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS:
SPREADSHEETS
Name:
Judith
Leal
Grade
Level:
3nd
Grade
Content
Area:
Mathematics
Basic
Productivity
Tool
Used:
The
Graph
Club
Standards
Addressed:
See
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Documents/Large-
Print-MATH-CCGPS-Grade-2.pdf
MCC3.MD.3
Draw
a
scaled
picture
graph
and
a
scaled
bar
graph
to
represent
a
data
set
with
several
categories.
Solve
one-
and
two-step
how
many
more
and
how
many
less
problems
using
information
presented
in
scaled
bar
graphs.
For
example,
draw
a
bar
graph
in
which
each
square
in
the
bar
graph
might
represent
5
pets.
Blooms
Level
of
Critical
Thinking:
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
As
the
lesson
is
extended
and
students
collect
their
own
data,
the
Blooms
level
will
extend
into
the
higher
thinking
levels.
Description
of
how
to
implement
in
the
class:
The
teacher
will
introduce
the
activity
by
modeling
how
to
collect
data,
add
information
into
Graph
Club
and
then
analyze
the
information
using
a
variety
of
graph
formats
line,
bar,
line,
picture
and
circle.
As
the
students
enter
the
classroom,
they
will
be
asked
to
move
a
graphic
of
their
favorite
season
onto
a
data
collect
graph
designed
using
ActivInspire
software.
Once
the
class
has
added
their
choices
to
the
graph,
the
teacher
will
lead
a
discussion
to
determine
the
number
of
choices
made
for
each
of
their
favorite
season.
The
teacher
will
then
lead
the
students
through
the
steps
of
creating
a
graph
using
Graph
Club.
A
title,
images
representing
the
various
favorite
seasons
and
specific
colors
assigned
to
each
favorite
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
with
Graph
Club.
While
exploring
the
various
graphs,
the
teacher
will
prompt
the
students
to
analyze
the
information
provided
in
the
graph
using
appropriate
math
terms
such
as
greater
than,
less
than,
most,
least
and
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
North
America
than
South
America?
How
many
people
participated
in
the
poll?
How
many
students
picked
Asia
and
Africa?)
Level
of
Technology
Implementation
(LoTi):
This
activity
remains
as
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
graph
and
determine
the
answer
to
the
question.
BASIC
PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS:
SPREADSHEETS
Students
Choice
Description
of
the
sample
spreadsheet
and
graph/chart
provided
*:
The
graph
displays
the
data
collected
as
students
selected
their
favorite
country.
The
final
graphs
can
be
used
to
analyze
the
data
provided.
Students
discuss
math
concepts
such
as
more,
less,
equal,
the
most,
the
least,
the
total,
etc.
Season
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.
