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LEGO GRAPHS

Data Management

Purpose: Use the Lego provided to make graphs that show the results of gathered data.

Skill: Gathering and representing data

Number of people: One or two

Directions:

1. Decide on information you would like to gather from your classmates. Possibilities include:

- favorite ice cream flavor

- favorite type of pet

- favorite cartoon

- favorite fruit

- favorite subject in school

2. Narrow the possibilities for answers down to FOUR or FIVE, depending on how many colors of Lego pieces you use. (For example, ask for strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, or other ice cream)

3. Use the Lego blocks to "build a graph" according the statistics you gather.

4. Record how the blocks represent the answers so you can explain your graph to another person.

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