East Detroit Public Schools
Lesson Design

Author: Denise Davis
Subject: Social Studies/Math
Grade: 5
Title: Groups Coming to America

Length of Unit: 2-3 days
Materials Needed:
Power Macintosh G3 computers
large TV monitor
printer
The Graphing Club (software)
If You Sailed on the Mayflower (text)

Standards-Based Outcomes (MDE):

Social Studies:

I. Historical Perspective

Content Standard I, 2: All students will understand narratives about major eras of American and world history by identifying the people involved, describing the setting, and sequencing the events. (Comprehending the Past)

3. Recount the lives and characters of a variety of individuals from the past representing their local community, the state of Michigan, and other parts of the United States.

V. Inquiry

Content Standard V, 1: All students will acquire information from books, maps, newspapers, data sets, and other sources; organize and present the information in maps, graphs, charts, and timelines; interpret the meaning and significance of information; and use a variety of electronic technologies to assist in accessing and managing information. (Information Processing)

2. Organize social science information to make maps, graphs, and tables.

Math:

Data Analysis and Statistics

Content Standard III, 1: Students collect and explore data, organize data into a useful form, and develop skill in representing and reading data displayed in different formats. (Collection, Organization, and Presentation of Data)

2. Organize data using concrete objects, pictures, tallies, tables, charts, diagrams, and graphs.

3. Present data using a variety of appropriate representations and explain the meaning of the data.

Prior Knowledge:

• Students must know the definition of a bar graph.
• Students know information pulled from the text- If You Sailed on the Mayflower

  1. Reasons Pilgrims came to America
  2. How many men, women, and children came to America
  3. Supplies brought by the Pilgrims
  

Cue Set:

"The information we have been discussing about the Pilgrims can be represented easily using a graph. With a graph, you can look at data and be able to make interpretations easily."

Best Shot Instruction:

• The teacher reviews material from the previous day's instruction.

  1. The Pilgrims came over for more than one reason (religion, adventure, and money).
  2. More men than women came to America (single men, married couples, and children).
  3. Pilgrims brought certain supplies to the New World (flour, water, Bible Box, and cradles).

• The teacher instructs students on what every graph needs to be accurate and complete.

  1. Title
  2. Labeling
  3. Maximum scales

• The teacher demonstrates the method for creating a graph using data gathered about the Pilgrims' supplies.
• Students work with partners to gather the data needed for the graphs.
• Students use math skills (addition and finding missing information) to determine the missing data needed for the graphs.
• Students use the software The Graphing Club to create their own graphs for:

  1. "Reasons Why Pilgrims Came to America"
  2. "Groups That Came to America"

Reteaching and Enrichment:

• Reteaching:
  The teacher monitors the data students represent on the graphs. Whole classroom instruction may be needed to acquire accurate information.
• Enrichment:
  1. The students use text or other references to locate different types of information to be graphed.
  2. The students create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims. (For example: Multimedia presentation using HyperStudio.)

Review and Closure:

• Students compare their graphs with partners.

  1. Do they have the correct numbers?
  2. Do they have the correct symbols?
  3. Do they have all the necessary components?

  If any of the above are incorrect or missing, students will be allowed time to correct their graphs.

• Students share interpretations with a partner.

  1. Do the interpretations agree with the data?
  2. Are the sentences concise and form complete ideas?

Assessment:

Formative Assessment:

1. The teacher makes observations during classroom discussion.
2. The students pull accurate data from the text.
3. The teacher makes observations of student interaction with The Graphing Club.

Summative Assessment:

1. The student successfully completes a printed graph that matches the data.
2. Each graph includes a title, labels, maximum scale, and symbols.
3. The student has a clearly written interpretation of the data presented on the graph.

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