Lesson Plan

Creating Graphs: Classroom Scavengers

Help your class understand the concept of graphs and charts by holding a scavenger hunt inside your classroom. During this lesson, students gather and create real-world data and graph it.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to organize and represent real-world data using graph paper.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
Classroom NamesScavenger Hunt
  • Begin the lesson by writing the following question on the board: "How many letters are in your name?"
  • Allow students to turn to their partner and discuss the answer to this question.