Frog Race

This was such a fun day! The children loved determining the rules for the game, estimating and measuring the distances, and generating questions. The only rule I set was that if it landed outside of the strip, they had to go again. We also rounded to the nearest whole number. Together they had to determine the tool that they felt was the best tool, i.e. ruler, or yardstick. They had to determine which form of measurement they felt would work best, i.e. centimeters, or inches. They also had to accurately record, collaborate, and share their results. On the line plot, they had to include all the team members' results. I had them make Xs to represent each jump. Some groups realized that they had to draw lines in between each of the lines, doubling the total number, so that it would accommodate the longer distances. The questions were ones that are typical in a data and graphing activity and can increase in difficulty. For example, what is the distance between the shortest and longest jump? They can pick two different distances and compare them. They can ask to combine the distance jumped in total between the two most frequently jumped distances. etc... They generate them as a team and then swap their line plot graph with another group to try and solve. It's a good idea to model or practice different types of graphing questions prior to this activity. In addition to Investigations and Expressions, here is a link to another free resource for graphing. You can customize the sheets as well. Common Core Sheets

P.S. I bought the Frog Jump Game at the Dollar Store in Shadowridge, Vista. 

Click HERE for the file.