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Name: Spivey Subject/Grade: Math 4 Title: M&M Graphs: Spreadsheet

Students estimate the number of different colored M&M's in a bag and record their guesses. They then count the actual number of each color and record the data in a spreadsheet. The students then convert the spreadsheet into a colorful bar graph showing their estimates versus the actual amounts. They write a short report explaining the process of creating the graph from the raw data. The activity is used to teach 4th graders how to make spreadsheets and graphs.

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Name: Spivey Subject/Grade: Math 4 Title: M&M Graphs: Spreadsheet

Students estimate the number of different colored M&M's in a bag and record their guesses. They then count the actual number of each color and record the data in a spreadsheet. The students then convert the spreadsheet into a colorful bar graph showing their estimates versus the actual amounts. They write a short report explaining the process of creating the graph from the raw data. The activity is used to teach 4th graders how to make spreadsheets and graphs.

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Name: Spivey Subject/Grade: Math 4th Title: M&M Graphs

INTRODUCTION: I used this as an introductory lesson on creating spreadsheets and graphs with 4th graders as a collaborative project with the classroom teachers for a math unit. The lesson was done in the Technology/Computer Lab and students were allowed 2 (35 min.) class periods to complete the project. Printed graphs were displayed on the math teachers hallway bulletin board. THE PROCESS: Students are given a handful of plain M & Ms in a sealed plastic bag and asked to estimate (guess) how many of each color they have. Estimates are recorded on a sheet, noting how many of each color. To make it easier for students to transfer information to a spreadsheet/graph, have them record guesses in colored markers which correspond to the colors of the M & Ms. Students set up a spreadsheet with columns/row labeled Estimate and Actual. Then they record their guesses in the Estimate column, count the actual number of that particular color M & M, and record the number in the Actual column. As each color is counted and recorded, have the students change the text color to correspond to the color of the M & Ms. It makes for a colorful and easy-to-understand graph. The students then convert the spreadsheet into a bar graph, give it a title, transfer the graph to a new word processing document, and write about the steps in creating the graph. EVALUATION: Students are evaluated on the accuracy of the graph and the written report they give on the steps used to create the graph.

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