Lesson 6
Experimenting with data
In this lesson, students will calculate the expected likelihood of each type of response by first representing their responses as fractions, then by converting these fractions into decimals. Then, students will do an experiment! They will have classmates try their program and record the type of response they receive after inputting a question. Students will convert these responses into decimals and will compare these results with their earlier calculations. To conclude the lesson, they will reflect on all of their results and on the process of creating this program.
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Grade
5
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Subject
Science, Math
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Length of lesson
50 minutes
Learning objective
Students will run an experiment with their program.
Standards
🌐 CSTA Standards
- 1B-AP-17: Describe choices made during program development using code comments, presentations, and demonstrations
- 1B-DA-06: Organize and present collected data visually to highlight relationships and support a claim
- 1B-DA-07: Use data to highlight or propose cause-and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea
🇺🇸 NGSS Standards
- 3-5-ETS1-3: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points and considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved
🇺🇸 Common Core Standards
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.A.3: Read, write, and compare decimals to the thousandths.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.3: nterpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in form of fractions or mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
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