Graphing Stories

Welcome back from your adventures flying dragons! Today, we are going to begin by making estimations before we get into our next project.

Estimation Fishbowl
In groups of 4, you will each have an opportunity to work with others to provide an estimation and get the chance to observe others working on an estimation.

Expectations if I am “inside the fishbowl”

1. Focus on the math and what you are thinking.
2. Talk
3. Ignore those hanging outside of the bowl.

Expectations if I am “outside the fishbowl”

1. Focus on the process of doing math
2. Listen and observe
3. Create a SPIDER web of the conversation. 
1. Who is talking? 
2. Who moves the problem forward? 
3. Who makes sure that the ideas of other people are being heard?

Estimation #1:

How many juju hearts come in the package?

Estimation #2:

How many measuring tapes are in the jar?

Graphing Stories

Your group will create a graphing story. What is a graphing story? Here are a couple of examples...

Elevation

Source:  Graphing Stories

Air Pressure

Source:  Graphing Stories

Task: Design and produce a 15 second Graphing Story for the class.

More information will be coming but your current task is to come up with a working idea and figure out the details so that it can be filmed next class.

For next class -
1. Compare your "air pressure" graph with the solution. Where are the differences? Why is the solution different from what you graphed? What do the "flat" (horizontal) lines mean?
2. Come in with an idea. What could you do as a graphing story? Have details!