Frog Hops!

Tomorrow starts the first day of standardized testing! Eek! Today’s class time was spent mostly on working on our weak areas. One area that I noticed that we needed extra practice was measurements and collecting/analyzing data. During snack time, I gave my students a frog coloring sheet on card stock to color and cut out. They love any opportunity to color since this is not a daily activity!

We cleared all of the desks from the middle of the floor so we could have plenty of “hopping” room. You could also use a gymnasium or other large, open room. Next, I listed the supplies for each student to gather (ruler, frog, pencil, notebook paper, clipboard, and calculator).

When all of their supplies were gathered, I assigned them a partner to sit with on the floor. Then, I began the demonstration of the activity. 

 

Our big, open space!

Step 1- Set one frog on the floor and stand beside it, placing your feet even with the tip of the frog.

Step 2- Take a frog hop (this demonstration is necessary as some students may try to dive and need a reminder of what a “frog hop” is)

Step 3- Have your partner place his/her frog when you landed. I had my students place the bottom of the frog even with the tips of their toes. 

Step 4- Measure the frog hop with a ruler and record the data in your chart. I had my students write down their partner’s jumps so that each student jumped 2 times. 

Step 5- After each student has jumped twice (4 jumps total per group), have students look over their data to make sure their measurements make sense. For instance, a student that jumped 125 cm. recorded that that was 102 inches…that is not reasonable. If they need to, have them re-do a jump. As a teacher, glance over their data and ask questions if something looks “a little off”.

Step 6- Gather students together and make a class chart on the whiteboard. I used four different groups’ data for my chart.

Step 7- Average the class chart data (we used calculators).

Step 8- Students work with their partner to complete their chart (averages).

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