Line Plots Lesson Plan: Measurement and Data
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Line Plots, and supports the standard of making a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
- How might we figure out how many students in our class are the same height?
- What are some different ways we might collect and display this data?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Read the description on the Line Plots topic page.
- Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Assign the Line Plots Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about line plots while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
- Make-a-Movie: Produce a tutorial that explains how visualizing data can help you solve problems.
- Make-a-Map: Create a concept map identifying the steps to creating a line plot.
- Creative Coding: Code a math problem that involves data from a line plot. Challenge a classmate to solve it.
More to Explore
Related BrainPOP Topics: Deepen understanding of measurement and data with these topics: Graphs, Coordinate Plane, and Bar Graphs.
Teacher Support Resources:
- Pause Point Overview: Video tutorial showing how Pause Points actively engage students to stop, think, and express ideas.
- Learning Activities Modifications: Strategies to meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
- Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices using BrainPOP.
