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Valentine Candy Count

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Students analyze a bag of Valentine candy to create a graph. In this graphing instructional activity, students make predictions, sort by color, record data and make a graph. Students discuss results and make generalizations. Students generate their own questions about the graph.

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data analysis

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analyzing data, math
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1st - 4th
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Math
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