Winter Olympics Bloomsmath is a comprehensive mathematics program which provides a fun way for every student to be learning to the best of their ability. This is a stand alone set specifically designed for the 2014 Winter Olympics for students in Grades 2-5. By Rachel McCann (B.Teach; B.Ed Hons; M.ED (Special Ed.)
Winter Olympics Data and Graphing This special Winter Olympics edition of Bloomsmath is designed for students in Grades 2 to 5. It allows students to gather, organise, display and interpret data using graphs and tables with all activities related to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Knowledge: Students read a copy of the official 2014 Winter Olympics schedule of events and answer questions related to the time, duration and the ability to attend various events. Students who demonstrate proficiency in this activity move on to Comprehension. STOP Students stop here as they require additional teacher support to master this activity. Comprehension: Students create a timetable given a list of various Winter Olympic events, their duration and the fictitious times they need to occur. Students who demonstrate proficiency in this activity move on to Application. STOP Students stop here if time has run out or they require additional support with this activity. Application: Students use the tally information given to create a column graph of information related to the Winter Olympics such as men, women, events. Students who demonstrate proficiency in this activity move on to Analysis. STOP Students stop here if time has run out or they require additional support with this activity. Analysis: Students keep a tally record of the medals won by of the countries competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics and answer questions related to the results they graph. Students who demonstrate proficiency in this activity move on to Synthesis. STOP Students stop here if time has run out or they require additional support with this activity. Synthesis: Students use the information they collection on the countries and the 100 part table provided to convert their column graphs into a pie chart and find percentage results for the countries. Evaluation: Suggested questions provide a starting point for discussions related to Whole Number. Students may complete more or fewer activities for each learning outcome depending on the time allocated and their strength in the area being covered. All students should participate in the Evaluation discussion to encourage the use of mathematical language, logical reasoning and reflection on that which they have completed.
Sa 8 Su 9 Mo 10 Tu 11 We 12 Th 13 Fr 14 Alpine Skiing Biathlon Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Nordic Combined Skeleton Ski Jumping Snowboard 1. Which 2 events are on the most in the first week?,, 2. Which event is on the least in the first week? 3. Which events are on days in the first week?,, 4. Which event is on every day except Monday and Wednesday? 5. Name 2 events that are not on on Sunday?,. Name 2 events which are on on Tuesday?,, 7. When is Nordic Combined on? 8. When is Figure Skating not on? Progress To Comprehension WO 2-5 KN Evaluation Speed Skating Synthesis Short Track Analysis Freestyle Skating Application Cross Country Comprehension Use the table below to answer the questions. Knowledge Official Timetable
Timetable Of Events Use the information below to fill in the timetable of events. Monday 10am, Tuesday 10am, Wednesday 4pm and Friday 3pm. Sunday 11am, Monday 9am and Tuesday 11am. Sunday 11am, Tuesday 2pm, Thursday 12pm and Friday 10am. Wednesday 10am, Thursday 2pm and 4pm and Friday 1pm and 3pm. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Use the table you have created to answer these questions. 1. Which event is on the most number of times? 2. Which event is on the least number of times? 3. Which day has no events on? 4. Which day has the most events on? 5. Which event do you think each symbol represents?,,,. Progress To Application WO 2-5 CP
Going For Gold Graph the medal tally information from the 2010 Canadian Winter Olympics on the graph below and answer the questions related to it. U.S.A 9 Sweden 4 U.S.A 13 Austria 4 Germany 7 Austria Germany 10 China 4 S. Korea 2 Germany 13 Switzerland 3 Canada 7 Canada 5 Switzerland 0 Switzerland S. Korea Norway 9 China 2 Norway 8 Canada 14 U.S.A 15 Sweden 2 Sweden 5 Netherlands 4 Netherlands 1 S. Korea Netherlands 3 Norway China 5 Austria Country Gold Silver Bronze 1. Which country won the most gold medals? 2. Which country won the most silver medals? 3. Which country won the most bronze medals? 4. Which 2 country had identical medal tallies?, 5. Which country had the greatest overall medal tally?. Why do you think this was the case? Progress To Analysis WO 2-5 AP
Real Time Results Choose of the 14 countries listed below and chart their gold, silver and bronze medal tally during the 15 days of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Countries to choose from: Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Country: Country: Country: Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Country: Country: Country: 1. Which of your countries won the most gold medals? 2. Which of your countries won the most silver medals? 3. Which of your countries won the most bronze medals? 4. Which country had the greatest overall medals tally? Progress To Synthesis WO 2-5
Pie Chart 1. Complete the information below for the countries you graphed. 2. Colour in the 100 piece bar graph to show your information. 3. Roll the bar graph to form the circumference of a circle and join the lines to the center to make a pie graph. Total Medal Score Country 1: (TMS Country 1) Total Medal Score Country2: (TMS Country 2) Total Medal Score Country 3: (TMS Country 3) Total Medal Score Country 4: (TMS Country 4) Total Medal Score Country 5: (TMS Country 5) Total Medal Score Country : (TMS Country ) Total Combined Medal Score: (Combined Medal Score) TMS Country 1 Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) TMS Country 2 Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) TMS Country 3 Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) TMS Country 4 Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) TMS Country 5 Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) TMS Country Combined Medal Score x 100 = (Colour in this many bars) Progress To Evaluation WO 2-5 SS
Data and Graphing Discussion The following questions are provide as a starting point for fun discussions related to Data and Graphing. During these conversations students will have an opportunity to use appropriate mathematical language in its correct context, to engage in reflection on the Data and Graphing activities they have completed and to use logical reasoning to tie their in-class mathematics to its everyday context. Which country won the most medals in the 2014 Winter Olympics? Why do you think this may be? Why do you need 100 blocks when turning the medal results into a pie graph in the Synthesis activity? How else could you create a pie graph using the medal information collected being sure to be accurate in your graphing? Why couldn t the Winter Olympics be held in Australia in February? When could the Winter Olympics be held in Australia? It is reported that the 2014 Winter Olympics are the most expensive Olympics in history costing US$51 billion. Write this figure on the board and discuss some of the things Russia could have bought with this money. WO 2-5 EV