Graphing with Forms

Graphing has always been a great activity for collecting data. Students discussed what makes a good survey question as a class. Then Grade 3 students were introduced to Google Forms. Each student created their own google form with their individual survey questions. The next step was to add all the links to a shared google doc for easy student access in their Google Classroom. Students then responded to each others' survey questions. The magic of google forms is that a google sheet is then created with the click of a button. As students explored the different graphs, colors, sizes, etc. they created the type of graph that best showcased their data. Students then copied their graph and added it to a shared google slides also found in their Google Classroom.  But wait...the data was then analyzed and students wrote about what their graph data shows.
The results are below.

Click through the slides to see the graphs and analysis.

Click below for Mrs. Corliss' Class Data

Click below for Mrs. Jordan's Class Data 

Represent and interpret data.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3
Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.

Tech Tip:
Using Google classroom is an easy way to provide all students with the necessary link to the shared documents.
It is best to pre-populate the shared Google Slide with students' names as they learn how to work in a shared document.
Another trick is for students to create their work on the slide number that corresponds to their number in class. (ABC)