Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
Curriculum Mini-Lessons
Created as part of the 2004-2005 Classroom Mini-Grant Program

Title: As Easy as Pie!
Subject: Math
Grade Level: 3-5

Overview: Students will conduct a survey on their favorite fast food restaurants. The results will be plotted on a spreadsheet and made into a pie chart. This lesson may be used while teaching probability, graphing, and percentages.

Objectives: Students will analyze data and share results through the making of a pie graph.

Background: Teacher must know how to run spreadsheet and graph program on Apple Works before lesson

Resources and Materials: Apple Works (Spreadsheet program)

Internet Address: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

Activities:
1. Survey the class and decide on the top five or six fast food restaurants. Then take a poll on which is their most favorite.
2. Have the students tally the information, so they can place it on the spreadsheet
3. In Lab plot the information on spreadsheet or go to web site found above--click on start making graphs
4. Make a pie graph with a title and percents.

Evaluation: Student Made Rubric or Teacher Created Rubric

Created by: Christine Gialamas-Antonucci
Last Updated on 11/28/05