This is one of my favorite units to teach. I love how the content relates to math and science. Every year I beg the math teacher to teach this unit because I feel like it ends up helping my students get ready for the science test. I try to have students use their own data in order for them to remember what areas of science they need to look at before they take the test. Even though we have keep records of data all year it seems to mean more a couple of weeks before the test.
Graphing
Wordle
We started by creating a class wordle to show what we already know about graphs.
1st period
2nd period
Online activities
Mode, Median, & Range (Mean also - but we don't cover that in 5th grade)
Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/games/mia/maths/
mean, median, mode
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/meanmedianmode.html
rags to riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/51667.html
landmark shark game
http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M5A006&activity&level=3
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/math/probability/meanmedianmodeandrange/preview.weml
paper game to make
http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com/2013/09/mean-median-mode-range-game.html
card game
http://lighthiserworkstation.weebly.com/station-seven-median-and-mode-card-game.html
Graphing
safari park data http://lighthiserworkstation.weebly.com/station-five-safari-park-data.html
make your own pictograph
http://www.softschools.com/math/data_analysis/pictograph/make_your_own_pictograph/
Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/standard/games/mia/maths/
mean, median, mode
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/meanmedianmode.html
rags to riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/51667.html
landmark shark game
http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M5A006&activity&level=3
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/math/probability/meanmedianmodeandrange/preview.weml
paper game to make
http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com/2013/09/mean-median-mode-range-game.html
card game
http://lighthiserworkstation.weebly.com/station-seven-median-and-mode-card-game.html
Graphing
safari park data http://lighthiserworkstation.weebly.com/station-five-safari-park-data.html
make your own pictograph
http://www.softschools.com/math/data_analysis/pictograph/make_your_own_pictograph/