Tables
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to construct maps, graphic organizers, simple tables, charts, and bar graphs using tools and current technology to organize, examine, and evaluate measured data.
Essential Understanding
The student uses scientific inquiry methods during laboratory and outdoor investigations.
Science Background
Using Graphs and Visual Data: Visionlearning (website) - Detailed information about the use and importance of visual representations (i.e., graphs and figures) for data analysis and interpretation. Includes references for further reading and additional learning modules.
Using Graphs and Visual Data
Visionlearning, www.visionlearning.com/
Organizing Information: McGraw Education (website) – Information about making and using tables are included in the article about organizing information.
Signature Lesson
Track the Weather with Weather Charts: Education.com (website) - Students conduct a three-part study to track the microclimate in their backyards, collecting data and creating representative charts and graphs on temperature, rainfall, and observed weather. By organizing, examining and evaluating the data, students will learn about local temperature trends and rainfall frequency.
Track the Weather with Weather Charts
by Erica Loop, Education.com
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TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Impact Craters: NASA (PDF) - Impact craters are formed when impactors, such as meteorites, smash into the moon’s surface. In this activity, students use “impactors” of different masses (marbles, ball bearings, etc.) to study the relationship of an impactor’s velocity to crater size. Students construct graphs, tables and charts to represent and evaluate the data collected.
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Grade 3
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