OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

Students will collect data on what animals they would keep in a library. Students will choose their top 5 animals that they would have in their zoo. They will then take surveys of students in the classroom to see which animals are the most popular, or how many people chose the same animals as them.

Meta description

• Subject Area: Computer Science, Mathematics
• Grade Level : K-2, 3-5
• Computer Science Domains:
  • Networks and The Internet
• Computer Science Principles:
  • Developing and Using Abstractions
• Materials:
  • None
• Considerations:
  • This is an extension of a TPT lesson that I found on a STEM zoo building.

Lesson Plan

Overview

Students will collect data on what animals they would keep in a library. Students will choose their top 5 animals that they would have in their zoo. They will then take surveys of students in the classroom to see which animals are the most popular, or how many people chose the same animals as them.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

What animal do you predict will be the most popular? What animal was the most popular? What is a better way that you can think of to find this information?

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to collect data on student opinions of 5 different animals. Students will show the information in a chart (bar graph). Students will be able to show the information in a data table.

CATCH/HOOK

Set out several research books on different animals that may be used later in the unit. Have the students start looking at them and deciding what kind of animals they would want.

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Start by doing a book walk through the books that have been gathered that can be used for our research. After they’ve gotten an idea of what they would put in their zoo, they will make their graphs with their 5 animals. They will then go from student to student and record their answers. Afterwards they will make the graphs in Google Spreadsheets using color blocking.

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REVIEW

Review with the students the answers to their pre/post questions. Discuss why those animals would be most popular, then have them narrow down to their top three that they would like to research for the next lesson.

STANDARDS