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ERIC Number: EJ433666
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Helping Young Children Understand Graphs: A Demonstration Study.
Freeland, Kent; Madden, Wendy
Louisiana Social Studies Journal, v17 n1 p37-39 Fall 1990
Outlines a demonstration lesson showing third graders how to make and interpret graphs. Includes descriptions of purpose, vocabulary, and learning activities in which students graph numbers of students with dogs at home and analyze the contents of M&M candy packages by color. Argues process helps students understand large amounts of abstract information. (CH)
Descriptors: Charts, Data Analysis, Demonstrations (Educational), Grade 3, Graphs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Primary Education, Social Studies, Student Educational Objectives, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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