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Graphing Stories Ice Breaker ActivityGraphing Stories Ice Breaker Activity
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Graphing Stories Ice Breaker

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Kick off the school year with some math fun! New classmates share information about themselves by using graphs and interpreting data. The goal is to use a general graph shape, such as linear or exponential, and create labels for the axes that represent something fun. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

breaking the ice, math modeling, graphing data

Additional Tags

classroom support

Instructional Ideas

  • For struggling learners, provide the graphs beforehand
  • Let advanced learners create their own scenarios and graphs

Classroom Considerations

  • Some language in the video may be inappropriate for young viewers

Pros

  • Comes with a PowerPoint and video
  • Introduces math in a fun way
  • Shows the importance of understanding a graph

Cons

  • None

Common Core

8.F.B.4 8.F.B.5

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