Graphing a story

Graphing a story

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This task is about creating a graph from a story.

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Use the story to help you draw a line graph about how Kina was feeling.
bear
 
Kina the kuri
Kina woke up and felt a little cold. After breakfast he went for a walk and warmed up nicely. During lunchtime he sat in the sun and got too hot. In the afternoon Kina swam in the icy river until he felt freezing. At dinner time Kina snuggled up to his mother until he felt warm again.  
 How Kina was feeling
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper or by drawing online.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Patterns and relationships
Keywords: 
relationships, graph construction, line graphs, drawing
Description of task: 
Students construct a line graph after reading a short story about how hot or cold a bear felt at different times during the day.
Answers/responses: 

  

Y4 (11/2000)
Draws a line graph (example below)

line graph answer

NOTE: The 2nd to 5th points should be within 5 mm vertically of the nominated point. This is an example of what the graph might look like. The angle of the sloping lines will vary.

 moderate
Award the marks below even if a line graph is not drawn, i.e., alternative representations like bar graphs or non-standard ways of showing the relationships are acceptable.  
All five points approximately aligned horizontally to the relevant time of day. moderate
Vertical placement of points.

  • When Kina woke up the graph is between "very cold" and "warm".
  • After breakfast the graph is about half-way, i.e., "warm" .
  • At lunchtime the graph is about "very hot".
  • In the afternoon the graph is about "very cold".
  • At dinner time the graph is about half way, i.e., "warm".

all correct – difficult

4 correct – moderate

2-3 correct – easy