Field Trips in Math Class?

Charlotte WisemanThe Oakridge School

cwiseman@theoakridgeschool.org

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6th Grade – Bowling • About 45 students bowl in groups of 5 for 20

frames and record data on paper.

• Pizza and drinks served

• About $7 / student for 1 hour bowling, shoe rental, and food.

February 17, 2010 Dear parents of 5th/6th grade advanced math students, On February 25, the students in advanced math will be going to Alley Cats in Arlington to collect data. The children will bowl and keep track of their scores. They will use this personal data to calculate various statistics like mean, median, mode and range and make graphs of their performance using Microsoft Excel. We will leave campus at 10:15 and return by 12:20. A pizza lunch and drinks will be provided. Students must be in uniform. I hope the children find this activity to be fun while applying the concepts they have learned recently in math class. Please feel free to call if you have any questions. Regards, Charlotte Wiseman Valerie Davis

Name ___________________________________ 2-25-10 Math – Period ________ Mrs. Wiseman

Data Collection – Alley Cats

Complete the table for each frame bowled. You may be able to bowl 20 frames (2 games). Game 1 Frame

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

# Pins Hit

Score

Game 2 Frame

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

# Pins Hit

Score

Save this sheet! You will use it to make a scatter plot, find various statistical measures, and make data displays in the lab.

• In computer lab, students enter data into Microsoft Excel and create various data displays

Instructions

EXCEL

Answers

7th Grade – Putt Putt

• About 45 students play in groups of 3-4 for 18 holes and record data on paper.

• Pizza and drinks served

• About $6 / student for unlimited play and food.

October 28, 2010 Dear parents of honors pre-algebra students, On November 10th, the students in honors pre-algebra will be going to Putt-Putt in Arlington to collect data. The children will play a round of putt-putt and keep track of their scores. They will then use this personal data to calculate various statistics like mean, median, mode and range and make graphs of their performance using Microsoft Excel. We will leave campus at 10:15 and return by 12:30. A pizza lunch and drinks will be provided. I hope the children find this activity to be fun while applying the concepts they have learned recently in math class. Please feel free to call if you have any questions. Regards, Charlotte Wiseman

Name ___________________________________ 11-10-10 Honors Pre- Algebra – Period ________ Mrs. Wiseman

Data Collection – Putt Putt

Complete the table Game 1 Hole # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # Strokes

Score

Hole # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 # Strokes

Score

Save this sheet! You will use it in the computer lab.

• In computer lab, students enter data into Microsoft Excel and create various data displays

Instructions

EXCEL

Answers

8th Grade – Bowling

• About 45 students bowl in groups of 5 for 20 frames and record data on paper.

• Pizza and drinks served

• About $7 / student for 1 hour bowling, shoe rental, and food.

• In computer lab, students enter data into Microsoft Excel and create various data displays

Instructions

EXCEL

Answers

6th Grade – Ranger Game

• About 45 students attend Tx Ranger ½ price day game for about 5-7 innings.

• Prior to game day, baseball coach visits my classes to teach basics stat keeping.

• Students record stats for Rangers and visit concessions.

April 1, 2010 Dear Parents of honors 5th/6th grade math students, On April 8, the students in 6th grade honors math will travel to The Ball Park in Arlington for a 1:05 baseball game against the Blue Jays. This field trip is in conjunction with their math class. The students will apply their knowledge of statistics to “keep the stats” on the players during the game and then use a spreadsheet to investigate the data further. The procedure for the day will be as follows: We will leave campus at 10:30 and return by 3:30. Please have your child bring a sack lunch and drink to school as we will eat lunch prior to entering the stadium. The children may bring money to purchase limited items from the vendors during the game, and they may wear a red T-shirt and jeans to school. We are very excited about this opportunity for the children to apply their math skills. We look forward to a great day at the ballpark! Sincerely, Charlotte Wiseman

• In computer lab, students enter data into Microsoft Excel and create various data displays

Instructions

spreadsheet

Student Samples