Olympic Graphs: Medals
Partner/Group
Which countries win the most medals?
Exploration:
Take a look at the New York Times Olympic Medal map. Play the slideshow of the graph by clicking on the green arrow. Watch the names of the countries. What do you notice about the countries? about the names of the countries? Why might the names of the countries change?
Look at the medal winners from year to year. What happens when you place your mouse cursor over a country? What can do you learn from this? Did you learn anything else about which countries participated? the names of the countries?
What did you learn from the slideshow and the year-by-year study of the graph?
What kinds of things can you learn from this graph?
Investigation: -- To think and record:
Take a look at the medal map created by the New York Times. You can click the green arrow to watch the circles grow, shrink, appear, and disappear based on which countries participated and the numbers of medals won. Using math terms, write five statements that you know are true based on this map. After each statement, explain how you know the statement is true. Indicate your name(s) on your paper. Finally, explain how how this graph helped you understand about the Olympic medal winners.
The link: http://2010games.nytimes.com/medals/map.html
For credit, include:
- Five statements using math terms (numbers, vocabulary, labels) that are true.
- After each statement, write a statement on how you know it is true
- An explanation for how this graph helped you think about the Olympic medal winners.
- Edit your statements for grammatical correctness and flow of thought.
- Your code name(s)
- Be prepared to share using your statements and the map.
Write your responses in the comment box below. You may want to copy the list to make sure you have included everything; that will help you with your presentation.
