Lesson # _1_ of _1_ Grade Level: 4th

Central Focus How to compare and describe the two sets of data?

New York State Next Generation -- 4.MD 4. Make a line plot to display a
Standard data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2 , 1/4 , 1/8). Solve
problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions by using
information presented in line plots."

Learning
SWAT describe and interpret two sets of data by comparing them.
Objective
PowerPoint: Modeling with Data Grade 4 Lesson Plan (Pop Cycle 2) ,
Worksheet: POP Cycle 2
Line Plot Worksheet from the previous class.

Materials

The purpose of teaching comparing and describing line

plots is to help students understand data measurement
Purpose and build their data analysis skills so that students can
critically evaluate situations and information in real life and
empower them to make informed decisions.

Motivation (5 min)
Students have learned two lessons about line plots. The
teacher will read the paragraph and ask students to find
out the total number of people the teacher surveyed by
using a line plot.
Instruction
Here is the paragraph:
Ms. Pan surveyed her friends to find out their favorite
riceball flavors. She offered her friends six options:
seaweed, crabmeat, shrimp, salmon, pork, and spam. The
information she gathered was as follows: three friends
liked spam; one more friend liked crabmeat than spam;
three fewer friends liked shrimp than crabmeat; and no
one liked salmon; the number of friends who like seaweed
is the same as who like shrimp; the number of friends who
like pork is twice more than who like spam. The question
is: how many friends did Ms. Pan survey in total? How do
you figure it out?
(The answer is 15 friends.)

Modeling (5-7 min)

After students share their answers and thoughts, the
teacher will go over the questions that students should
focus on when they write the statements of data.
Questions:
1. What is the range of the data?
2. Are the data spread out or close together?
3. Where are there lots of data?
4. Where are there few data?
5. What other information do you observe from the
data?
After that, the teacher will show the line plot of students’
favorite flavor of riceballs and the line plot that students
drew at the beginning of the lesson (motivation).
 Based on two line plots, the teacher will model/think aloud
the three statements about comparing two data sets by
considering the questions above.
● Spam is the most popular flavor for Ms. Pan’s
students, but pork is the most popular flavor for Ms.
Pan’s friends.
● There is no data about seaweed and salmon in the
“students’ favorite riceball flavors” line plot, but only
salmon does not have data in the “friends’ favorite
riceball flavors” line plot.
● Both line plots a lot of data in crabmeat, pork, and
spam.
Guided Practice (6-8 min)
After modeling, the teacher will ask students to share and
add more statements comparing two line plots by asking
them the above questions.

Group Work (10-15 min)

Students collected data on fourth graders’ height and first
graders’ height and represented these two sets of data in
Learning Task line plots and bar graphs. Based on the graphs and data,
students will write down at least five statements in their
notebooks as a group by thinking about the questions on
the board.

Closing / Students will share their statements about the data and
Debrief thoughts on questions.
 1. Classroom Discussion: Motivation Activities and discuss what
information they get from the data.
Assessments
2. Collect and review students’ worksheets.
3. Post-assessment of comparing and describing the data (give
them the following day)

1. For those ELLs and struggling learners, they will fill out cloze
sentences.
2. ELLs will have an iPad to do Microsoft translator.
3. If students struggle with writing statements about comparing
Differentiation the two sets of data, I will use a Venn diagram to help them
describe each data, then find the similarities and differences
between them.
4. If students who excel are done with their work, I will ask them
to think about their own survey topic and explain how they will
collect data.
Academic outliers, clumps, range, typical, line plot, compare, contrast, data
Language