Cepia Buchanan

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"Across Crocodile Lake"

• Cepia Buchanan
• And
• Cassey Shaw

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Benchmark!

• 5b
• Compare data and interpret quantities represented
  on tables and graphs, including line graphs,
  stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and
  box-and-whisker plots to make predictions, and
  solve problems based on the information. (DOK 2)

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Essential Questions

• Is it possible to predict something before you
  know all of the elements?

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You have already learned about several different
graphs and plots!! Today we are going to put them
to good use!!
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots
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Line Graphs
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Histograms
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Box-and-Whisker Plots
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• Now you will use these tables and graphs to make
  predictions and solve problems

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Guess What Happened Today!

• Our school parking lot has been magically
  transformed into a large lake full of Crocodiles!

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Our Journey

• Our journey today is going to be hard and
  adventurous. Put on your sailing hats and get
  busy!
• Your team is going to devise a plan to get
  across this crocodile infested lake!
• THERE IS ONE PROBLEM

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You can only use THREE sheets of Newspaper!!
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Directions!!!

• The only way to cross the lake is by staying ON
  the newspaper.
• The newspaper is your paper boat.
• Any team member that steps off of the boat will
  be grabbed my a crocodile and will be out of the
  game.
• The goal is to get as many team members across
  the lake alive as possible.

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Cont.

• If your team tears any piece of the newspaper,
  the boat will sink and the whole team will wind
  up in the croc-infested water!
• Very strenuous and hard!

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Predict.

• Each group needs to predict several things
• How many of the team members do you think will
  make it across the lake alive?
• How long will it take your team to cross the
  lake?
• Will your team tear the newspaper?
• Will your second trip across the lake be better
  times?
• WRITE THESE DOWN AND KEEP!

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Strategy

• Your team will be allowed 10 minutes to devise a
  strategy to make it across the lake.
• So.. Lets get into our teams

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Team 1 (Yellow)

• Amy
• Ashley
• Donna
• Mary N.
• Eddie
• Caleb

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Team 2 (Red)

• Michael
• Ama
• Chenata
• Richard
• Josie

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Team 3 (Blue)

• China
• Mary P.
• Charlotte
• Linda
• Neomi

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Materials

• 3 pieces of Newspaper per group
• Wipe- Off board
• Stop Watch
• Graphing Paper

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One Last Note

• Make sure to use your wipe off board to keep your
  data when you cross the lake. Both times! You
  need to make sure we know
• How long it took
• Who fell off, if anyone
• Your strategy, and if it changed the 2nd time

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Get Into Your Groups!

• YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES!!
• -Devise a Plan
• -Write down your predictions!

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Welcome Back!

• So, we all survived the croc-infested lake lets
  put all of our classroom data on the board for
  all to see.

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What To Do

• Each group will choose any of the four graphs we
  have discussed and use your data to create two
  graphs.
• Graph 1- First trips across the lake
• Graph 2- Second trips across the lake

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Did you have fun???
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Discuss with your group!

• Were your predictions true?
• Was your second strategy better?
• What would you have changed?

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Special Thanks to...