Links for teachers: Dot plots

Links for teachers: Dot plots

Explore Teaching data Stage 3: Dot plots1, a Mathematics resource2 from NSW syllabuses for the Australian curriculum3 to build teacher capacity in the new syllabus.

Explore What is a dot plot?4 at Stat Trek. View the video, read the page content and test your understanding.

The Winning dots5 (NZ) web page (see link also on main page) includes a lesson plan to accompany the PDF student activity sheet.

Dot plots and Stem-and-leaf plots: 4.56 gives strategies to teach dot plots and shows examples of good and poor dot plots.

Lesson 1.1 Bar graphs and dot plots7 (.pdf 230kB) is a simple two-page lesson worksheet for students.

Data analysis: Graphing8 (.pdf 318kB) consists of a series of lesson plans and student worksheets. Grade 4-5 Activity focuses on creating and analysing tallies, pictograms, dot-plots,bar graphs and pie charts (Note:This resource uses the term bar graphs for what NESA currriculum call column graphs so some learning activities might need to be modified).

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  1. https://newcastleearlycareerteachers.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/teaching-data_stage-3-dot-plots.pdf
  2. https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/mathematics/Early-Stage-1-to-Stage-3/resources
  3. https://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/mathematics/
  4. http://stattrek.com/statistics/charts/dot-plot.aspx?tutorial=ap
  5. http://nzmaths.co.nz/resource/winning-dots
  6. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/maths/continuum/Pages/dotplots45.aspx
  7. http://math.kendallhunt.com/documents/da1/CondensedLessonPlans/DA_CLP_01.pdf
  8. http://academic.sun.ac.za/mathed/malati/3primdat.pdf
  9. https://www.education.com/worksheet/article/stem-and-leaf-plot-1/
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zurDAF1Fw4&t=18s
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_w3EJ2Jzw0
  12. http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/dot-plot.html
  13. http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Cli/Download.aspx?resID=7916&v=1&preview=true&target=PUBLIC
  14. http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Cli/Download.aspx?resID=11636&v=1&preview=true&target=PUBLIC