Take flight with a fun activity focused on graphing data on a coordinate plane. As learners study the data for Granny's hot-air balloon trip, including the time of day and the distance of the balloon from the ground, they practice graphing the coordinates and making a line graph to represent Granny's ascent.

Concepts

coordinate plane, data organization, data analysis, scale, graphing, coordinate pair, graphing data

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the lesson as part of a student teacher program to analyze pupils' progress
• Include the activity in a math assessment or homework packet
• Encourage individuals or groups to create poster-sized versions of the graph

Classroom Considerations

• You can find the handouts for the activity on pages 3 and 4; the rest of the packet contains written examples, rubrics, and assessment tools

Pros

• Comes with a suggested rubric
• Designed for Common Core math standards

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.G.A.1 5.G.A.2 MP2 MP7