South Carolina Academic Standards for Mathematics
5th Grade
Data Analysis and Probability
The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an understanding of investigation design, the effect of data-collection methods on a data set, the interpretation and application of the measures of central tendency, and the application of b
Lessons (5)
This lesson will challenge students to think creatively by having them design and build water balloon catchers from random scrap materials, while requiring them to take into consideration a multitude of variables. Students will then construct at least two bar graphs to be used in a commercial advocating the purchase of their group's catcher.
This lesson teaches students about theoretical and experimental probability through a series of work stations.
Students use probability to determine how likely it is for each tree in a small simulated forest to catch on fire.
Students learn about probability by predicting the outcome of planned experiments and playing racing games.
Demonstrates the connections between formulas, graphs and words.
Activities (3)
Create a game spinner with variable sized sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Sizes of sectors, number of sectors, number of trials.
Enter data and view the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of the data set. Parameters: Number of observations, range for observations, which statistics to view, identifiers for the data.
Simulate a game where two players each roll a die, and the lucky player moves one step to the finish. Parameters: what rolls win and how many steps to the finish line.