Collecting Data Outdoors: Making Connections to the Real World

• Published in: Teaching children mathematics Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 8 - 12
• Main Author: Basile, Carole G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 01.09.1999
• Subjects: Animals; Birds; Children; Classrooms; Cubes; Data Collection; Data Processing; Datasets; Early Childhood Corner; Elementary Education; Elementary School Mathematics; Graphs; Kindergarten; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics; Mathematics Activities; Mathematics curricula; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics teachers; Prior Learning; Relevance (Education); Representations (Mathematics); Statistics; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Young Children

Describes a process of data collection with young children using the outdoors as a mathematical context. The process of data collection and processing introduces children to more abstract mathematics as they sort and classify data, create graphs, compare datasets, examine patterns, and interpret gra...