Lesson one Day one

Daily topic: Math lesson on graphing precipitation

Objectives: - The students will accurately graph the rain from Baton Rouge weather data (weather.com).
Common Core: 5.G.A.1
Procedures:

The teacher will discuss what a rain gauge is with her class. After explaining, she will tell
the students they will be creating and interpreting a graph.
The teacher will display the labeled graph on the board (using Microsoft Excel) and allow
the students to read each part of the graph.
Once the students understand each part, the students will research the weather data from the
previous month and create a graph of the precipitation.
The students will complete a graph on Microsoft Excel after researching the rain data on
weather.com.

The students will need computer access.

How do you accommodate students with :
Students with special needs will receive special seating and repeated instructions, non-native students will
choose their native language on the computer, and gifted students will complete an extra graph on
temperature data for the previous month.
Daily evaluation should be related to the lesson taught that day Use a Rubric: see next page

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY
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Labeling of Y axis

The Y axis has a clear,

neat label that describes
the units and the
dependent variable (e.g,
% of dogfood eaten;
degree of satisfaction).

The Y axis has a clear The Y axis has a label. The Y axis is not
label that describes the
labeled.
units and the dependent
variable (e.g, % of
dogfood eaten; degree
of satisfaction).

Labeling of X axis

The X axis has a clear,

neat label that describes
the units used for the
independent variable
(e.g, days, months,
participants\' names).

The X axis has a clear The X axis has a label. The X axis is not
label that describes the
labeled.
units used for the
independent variable.

Title

Title is creative and

clearly relates to the
problem being graphed
(includes dependent
and independent
variable). It is printed at
the top of the graph.

Title clearly relates to A title is present at the A title is not present.

the problem being
top of the graph.
graphed (includes
dependent and
independent variable)
and is printed at the top
of the graph.

Accuracy of Plot

All points are plotted

All points are plotted
correctly and are easy correctly and are easy
to see. A ruler is used to to see.
neatly connect the
points or make the bars,
if not using a
computerized graphing
program.

All points are plotted

correctly.

Neatness and
Attractiveness

Exceptionally well
designed, neat, and
attractive. Colors that
go well together are
used to make the graph
more readable. A ruler
and graph paper (or
graphing computer
program) are used.

Neat and relatively

attractive. A ruler and
graph paper (or
graphing computer
program) are used to
make the graph more
readable.

Lines are neatly drawn Appears messy

but the graph appears and \"thrown together\"
quite plain.
in a hurry. Lines are
visibly crooked.

Units

All units are described

(in a key or with labels)
and are appropriately
sized for the data set.

Most units are

described (in a key or
with labels) and are
appropriately sized for
the data set.

All units are described

(in a key or with labels)
but are not
appropriately sized for
the data set.

Points are not plotted

correctly OR extra
points were included.

Units are neither

described NOR
appropriately sized for
the data set.