Valentine Data/Graph Activity                      Name: ____________________

Collect your data:

____ pink

____ white

____ orange

____ green

____ purple

____ yellow

 Determine the ratios (fractions) for each color:

____ pink

____ white

____ orange

____ green

____ purple

____ yellow

Determine the median: _______________________________________

Determine the mode: ________________________________________

(hint: not all data has a mode)

Graph your results using a bar graph (be creative).

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List 5 questions you can answer using your data (who, what, where, when, why)

1.        ____________________________________________________

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2.        ____________________________________________________

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3.        ____________________________________________________

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4.        ____________________________________________________

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5.        ____________________________________________________

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Graphs/Writing                                                               Name: ________________

Think of all the reasons why we make graphs.•         to answer questions

•         to solve problems

•         to convey results/information

•         to organize information

Use the following steps to write a fiction story that goes with your graph.

1.     Prewrite

Lead (How will you begin your story--question, dialogue, fact, story, interesting information?)

Characters (Who’s in your story? No more than 3 people)

Setting (Where does your story take place?)

Problem (What is the problem in the story? - remember your graph!)

Solution (How was the problem solved?)

Conclusion (How does your story end?)

On Separate Paper:

2.     Rough Draft

3.     ARM (add, remove, modify)

4.     CUPS (check capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling)

5.     Final Copy

Rough Draft

Final Copy