Collecting Data Outdoors: Making Connections to the Real World

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Collecting Data Outdoors: Making Connections to the Real World

In this five page NCTM article, the author details the experience of a kindergarten class collecting data on a nature walk. The author describes the process of determining how the class would collect data and what kind of data they would collect. In this particular activity the class was collecting measurement data.

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Contributed by: Carol Basile - Author, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Publisher

Math TopicMeasurement, Mathematical Practices, Mathematical Processes, Other Math Topic, Data and Statistics

Grade LevelK, 1, 2

Resource TypeReference Materials, Article

Additional Information
- AudienceEducator
- LanguageEnglish (USA)
- Education TopicProfessional development
- Interdisciplinary ConnectionScience
- Professional DevelopmentNo
- ContributorCarol Basile - Author, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Publisher
- Publication Date1999-09
- RightsCopyright (c) 1999 The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.nctm.org/about/content.aspx?id=8854
- AccessFree access
Standards
- Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
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- Standards for Mathematical Practice[K-12]
- Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.[K-12]
- Look for and make use of structure.[K-12]
- Measurement and Data[K - 5]
- Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.[1]
- 2. Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.[1]
- Represent and interpret data.[1 - 5]
- 4. Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.[1]
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  Great Fall or Spring Activity
  By bethb on 07/16/2012 - 11:21
- This is a great activity to use with students in the Fall or Spring when the weather is great and they need a break from the classroom. There really are not enough times when math class is held outside the classroom, take advantage of the opportunity for students (and you!).

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Collecting Data Outdoors: Making Connections to the Real World

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics