{"id":629,"date":"2022-02-16T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev4.legawebdesign.com\/?page_id=629"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:16:52","slug":"cocorahs-oct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horizon-research.com\/tl4cs\/cocorahs\/cocorahs-oct\/","title":{"rendered":"CoCoRaHS, 2: October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px|0px|50px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1280px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;engage-inline-button&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;EB Garamond||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;56px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#89CEA4&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>2: October<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;40px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-54px||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div class='printomatic pom-default ' id='id9781'  data-print_target='article'><\/div>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;EB Garamond||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;56px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#89CEA4&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Precipitation data over one month for your school<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Purpose<\/strong><br \/>\nIn August and September students were introduced to rain gauge data collection protocols. As we move to data analysis and sense making, this month\u2019s activity asks students to make sense of daily changes and patterns in a month-long dataset by graphing precipitation data and observing patterns.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-research.com\/tl4cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Asset-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418 alignleft size-full\" width=\"120\" height=\"121\" \/><br \/>Lead students in creating a class graph of the daily precipitation measurements they collected during September. As a class, make decisions about the components of the graph (e.g., title, axes labels, scale) and use these decisions to create a large blank class graph (e.g., on chart paper) that all students will use to plot their points. Assign students a day of the month that they will be responsible for plotting on the graph. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-research.com\/tl4cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/raingraph-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692 alignright size-medium\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/>After all students have plotted their point on the class graph, allow students time to examine the graphed September data and share with a partner. Facilitate a class discussion about daily changes and any patterns that emerge from the data. If any dates stand out (e.g., a day with a considerable amount of rainfall, stretches with no rain), encourage students to review their <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1yCr5xgMdVeeLRFOyxJib1LSYMfQEbOyj\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">class data sheet<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.cocorahs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoCoRaHS map<\/a> on a particular date for additional information to facilitate sensemaking. 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Knowing that students will be creating their own graphs in the future, Ms. Clark decides to make the class graph on chart paper (with gridlines) that can be displayed as an example in the classroom for students to reference throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>In her experience teaching, she has noticed that students often find it difficult to decide what to put on the x- versus y-axis. Ms. Clark uses students\u2019 experience collecting precipitation data to illustrate the difference between what belongs on the x-axis (independent variable&#8211;in this case, the date) versus y-axis (dependent variable<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span>in this case, the amount of precipitation). With the axes drawn but unlabeled, she asks the class, \u201cWhat would you say if someone asked you how much it rained?\u201d A student replies, \u201cIt would depend on which day they were asking about.\u201d Ms. Clark writes on the chart paper \u201cThe amount of precipitation depends on when (what day\/what month),\u201d and explains to students how that makes precipitation the <strong>dependent variable<\/strong>, which goes on the y-axis. Ms. Clark labels the y-axis \u201cPrecipitation\u201d and asks students what the least possible amount of precipitation is, to which they reply \u201c0\u201d and Ms. Clark labels 0 on the graph. Ms. Clark asks all students to share with a partner the greatest amount they saw on a day in September. The class determines 2.25 inches was the greatest amount recorded. Ms. Clark explains that 2.25 is more than 2, but less than 3, and suggests that they end their y-axis at 3. Although Ms. Clark already considered how to label portions of the scale ahead of class, she thinks aloud as she models her process for determining the scale, ultimately determining that each minor grid line would be 0.05. Once the y-axis is labeled with values, Ms. Clark asks students what those values represent and then adds the unit \u201c(inches)\u201d to her axis label. Helping students recognize the date as the <strong>independent variable<\/strong>, Ms. Clark labels the x-axis \u201cDays in September\u201d and labels the x-axis 1-30.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Clark is concerned that her students will find it difficult to plot decimal values, as these are less familiar than whole numbers at this point in the year. For this reason, and because there was no rainfall on several days, Ms. Clark decides to put her students in pairs and assigns each pair one date when they recorded precipitation greater than zero. After plotting multiple zeroes, and modeling for students how to plot another point greater than zero on the class graph, Ms. Clark then asks a couple pairs at a time to mark their point on the graph. Once the graph is complete, Ms. Clark shares that they will keep it in their classroom and reminds students, \u201cWe need to title our graph. Otherwise, we may not remember what we\u2019re looking at, or others who come into our classroom may not know.\u201d As a class, they decide to title the graph, &#8220;September 2020: Daily Precipitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Objectives&#8221; module_id=&#8221;graphingtips&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;35px|||||&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;8px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#89CEA4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Module Heading with Icon&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;width: 10%!important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/horizon-research.com\/tl4cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Asset-22.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Asset 22&#8243; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;EB Garamond||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#454545&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#454545&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Graph Types<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Marking the top of the bar, rather than shading bars, facilitates class collaboration in graphing by allowing students to more quickly plot their point on the graph. Throughout these engagements, students will use a bar chart, as it is an appropriate representation of these data. A line graph with connected data points would represent change over time. Although precipitation measurements change daily, each day\u2019s measurement is independent. If you plan to display this graph in your classroom long term, consider having students go back and shade in to create bars when time allows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paul-andersen.squarespace.com\/beginners-guide-to-graphing-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information on graphing can be found here<\/a> (intended for teacher use, not student viewing).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#89CEA4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#338bc8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Graphing Tips<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>For \u201ctrace\u201d amounts, students can write a \u201cT\u201d on the x-axis, instead of drawing a bar.<\/li>\n<li>If graphing an amount from a multi-day report, students can add an asterisk to the top of the bar to signal that it\u2019s a multi-day reading.<\/li>\n<li>Students can represent \u201c0 inches\u201d with a line on the x-axis, as opposed to missing data, which would be left blank.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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