Are there more clovers than any other shape in a box of Lucky Charms?
Estimation Activity
 | During the estimation activity students will estimate how many of the following shapes are in a fourteen ounce box of Lucky Charms:
After determining their estimates students will explain what ideas and strategies they used to find their answer in the site blog. |
Student Graphs | Students will count each marshmellow shape, except the oats, in a portion of a fourteen ounce box of Lucky Charms. They will create a tally sketch graph to show their data. Once students have determined the total amount of each shape they will create graphs that illustrate the data they collected. Students will then create a category sketch graph on paper and a bar graph of their data using Excel. Students will then create a line plot of the number of marshmellows in their portion of Lucky Charms. After creating their graphs students will interpret the data on their bar graphs and line plots and determine 3 conclusions they can draw from the data for both graphs in the site blog. |
Classroom Graph | Students will combine the results of the data they gathered to complete a classroom graph of the total results of how many of each marshmellow shape is in a fourteen ounce box of Lucky Charms. After creating the class graph students will analyze the data and explain 3 conclusions they can draw from the data in the site blog. |
Lucky Charms Patterns | Students will use the marshmellow shapes to create repeating and growing patterns. After creating their patterns they will exchange papers and explain what the core of the pattern and/or pattern rule is in the site blog.
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