Line Plots and Measurement Data
Generating measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Showing the data by making a line plot.
Key Questions
- Explain how to accurately measure lengths to the nearest half or quarter inch.
- Construct a line plot to represent a given set of measurement data.
- Analyze what conclusions can be drawn from a line plot about the distribution of measurements.
Common Core State Standards
Suggested Methodologies
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