Favorite Flowers Survey and Frequency Chart

Combining Science with Math

 

In this activity, children can conduct a survey to find out their family and friends' favorite flowers. They can follow up the activity by making a frequency chart to display their data.

Materials

• clipboard or notebook
• pencil
• ruler 

Directions

• Have students poll their family and friends as to their favorite flower. They should list the flowers and mark a tally for each vote, then record this data (information) on a frequency chart.

Frequency Chart

• Older children could use the data from the frequency chart to create a bar or other graph to display their results.The graph should include:

                     ~ title
                    ~ columns (equal to the number of flowers)
                    ~ 2 labeled axis
                     ~a numerical scale starting at zero

• Finally students should explain their data (oral or written). Which flower had the most votes? Which flower had the fewest votes? Etc.
• More advanced math students can also find the mean, medium, mode, maximum, minimum, and range for the data.

Fun Seed Activities

Here's an assortment of activities to do with seeds.

Activity 1 (Math) 

Gather some fruit.
Have the kids estimate how many seeds are in each fruit.
Count the seeds.
Observe the seeds with a hand lens.
Compare and contrast the seeds based on similarities and differences.
Tally and graph the number of seeds in each fruit.

Activity 2 (Math)

Sort seeds by color, size, surface texture, type, etc.
Put seeds in order from smallest to largest.

Activity 3 (Science)

Make a seed book.
Fold several pieces of paper in half and staple.
Glue seeds and label.

Activity 4 (Arts and Crafts, Music)

Use seeds to make pictures or rhythm instruments.

clipart by www.graphicsfactory.com

Activity 5 (Science)

Play a Seed Identification Game. (What SEED Am I?)
Put different seeds into zip-lock bags. (You may want to number the bags.)
Have students observe the seeds and try to identify the seeds.
Students could also make up some of their own bags.

 

Activity 6 (Science)

Plant the seeds.