Grade 1 • Mathematics • Measurement and Data

Grade 1 Mathematics

Measurement and Data

Data: information collected and used to analyze a specific concept or situation
Bar Graph: graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data
Picture Graph (Pictograph): graph that uses pictures or symbols to show data
Key: tells the value of each picture on a picture graph
Tally Marks: mark used to record data collected in a survey
Hour: period of time lasting 60 minutes
Half-Hour: period of time lasting 30 minutes
Analog Clock: clock that shows time by moving hands around a circle for hours,minutes, and sometimes seconds
Digital Clock: clock that shows time to the minute using digits
Length: the distance between two point or objects
Non-Standard Units of Measurement: any real item that can be used to measure (Example: paperclips, cookies, pennies, or yarn)
Standard Units of Measurement: traditional unit of measurement from the metric or customary system (Example: inches, grams, pounds, cups, and liters)

Measure the length of various items around the house using different objects (crayons, pennies, etc.).
Use different objects (pennies, beads, etc.) to measure your family members' hands or feet.
Keep track of your child's growth each month by measuring his/her height using standard and non-standard units of measurement.
Use an analog clock to show the time to the hour and half-hour.
Show your child the time on an analog clock and have them write what the time would look like on a digital clock.
Talk with your child about specific times that activities occur - eating breakfast, going to school, dinner time, bed time, etc.
Talk about graphs in newspapers and magazines.
Take a family survey and make a graph based on the data. (Example: What is your favorite summer vacation?)
Use toothpicks or popsicle sticks to show tally marks.
Create a bar graph based on the amount of time your child reads, plays outside, or watches television.
Create a pictograph to show the number of hours of sleep or exercise your family gets each day.
Compare the heights of members in your family using language such as "taller than" and "shorter than."