Explore

Explore this video entitled "Great, Greater, and Greatest" to learn more about comparing objects.

Brainstorm

Let’s think about it!

What words did the video use when sorting rocks?

Frequency

Frequency is a word that means how often or how many.

Some words that are used are greatest and least.

Apple pie frequency

Let’s try to put things in order by how frequently they happen.

A baker is making some apple pies every day next week. Each day they need apples for their pies. See below for the number of apples the baker uses each day:

Concrete graph

Now, we can put the number of apples in order from the greatest frequency to the least frequency.

Pictograph

Let’s explore the number of apples the baker needs each day in a pictograph.

Select the correct answer.

Tally table

Let’s look at the number of apples the baker needs each day in a tally table.

Test Your Skills!

Tallies and frequency

1. Which day has the greatest frequency? Explain how you know.

Press ‘Check’ to reveal the correct answer.

Check

Friday has the greatest frequency. It has a group of 5 tally marks and then 1 more, for a total of 6 tallies.

2. Which category has the least frequency? Explain how you know.

Press ‘Check’ to reveal the correct answer.

Check

Saturday has the least frequency. It has only 1 tally mark.

Tallies, frequencies, and pictographs

Sports fans

Tally table

This is a tally table for Favourite Animal of Sports Fans.

Select the correct answer.

Pictograph

What if the data were in a pictograph?

Using the data from the Favourite Animal of Sports Fans tally table, create a pictograph.

Complete the Favourite Animal of Sports Fans: Pictograph in your notebook or using the following fillable and printable document.

Press the ‘Activity’ button to reveal Favourite Animal of Sports Fans: Pictograph. Activity(Open PDF in a new window)

Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

With a partner, reflect on the questions below:

• Which animal has the greatest frequency?
• Which animal has the least frequency?
• Can you put the animals in order from greatest to least frequency?

Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.

Concrete graph

This is a concrete graph of the favourite animals of sports fans.

Test Your Skills!

Let’s order!

Can you put the animals in order of least frequency to greatest frequency?

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity?  Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel…

I have an excellent understanding of the concepts   I have a very good understanding of the concepts   I have some understanding but need to review some more  my understanding of the concepts needs a lot more work

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.