Tallying Our World
Learn how to collect information and record it using tally marks. We will group our marks into fives to make counting quicker and more accurate.
About This Topic
Learn how to collect information and record it using tally marks. We will group our marks into fives to make counting quicker and more accurate.
Key Questions
- Why do we group tally marks into fives?
- How can tally charts help us count large amounts of information?
- What kind of data could we collect in our classroom?
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