I found a blog by a teacher who is passionate teaching her
students in a way they will truly understand! Her blog is full of a ton of
great ideas, but one that specifically caught my attention was something that related
to a discussion we had in class about bringing the topics into real life. This
teacher created a large graph on which students could actually stand on and be a
part of and construct graphs on their own. This create collaboration and
communication! After the group activity of hands-on learning, she has them
answer questions about the deeper meaning as an assessment to evaluate whether
the activity was successful in their understanding. She uses this time as a
class discussion to continue their learning rather than as simply something to
check for comprehension.
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Hey Hannah! I think this a really cool activity to do with students for math. I like how this is a teacher-guided activity and students are able to be creative and use what they know to decide what graph would be sufficient for the data they are using all while working in groups. Communication and learning how to work together would be key for this activity. I also like how they have to gather their own data and create their labels because it is very hands-on for students and it gives them a different way of learning and demonstrates what they know. The questions they answer afterwards is a good way to wind down from the activity and see if they were able to grasp what they learned and understand the reason why graphing data can be very useful.
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