Lesson 1

Eyelets Lab

Est. Class Sessions: 3–4
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Mathematical Standards

5.MD.A
Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. (5.MD.A.1)

Standards for Mathematical Practice

MP1.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MP2.
Reason quantitatively.
MP3.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MP4.
Model with mathematics.
MP5.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
MP7.
Look for and make use of structure.

Students use the TIMS Laboratory Method to carry out a brief study of the number of eyelets in shoes in the classroom. This lesson provides opportunities to set and assess expectations for collecting, describing, and using data.

Content in this Lesson

  • Selecting, collecting, and organizing data to answer a question.
  • Naming variables in an investigation and listing appropriate values for each [E1].
  • Representing the variables and procedures of an investigation in a drawing [E2].
  • Making a bar graph using numerical data [E4].
  • Finding the mode of a data set [E6].
  • Reading a table or bar graph to find information about a data set [E7].
  • Modeling real-world situations with bar graphs [E8].
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Materials for Students

Daily Practice and Problems Lesson Homework Assessment

Student Books

 Student Guide

Teacher Resources

 Teacher Guide - digital

Supplies for Students

  • shoes with laces
  • colored pencils

Materials for the Teacher

Materials Preparation

Shoes with Laces. Ask students to wear or bring shoes with laces so that they can count the number of eyelets on their shoes.

Create Student Lab Packets. To keep students organized during this lesson, help them create a lab packet at the start of the lesson. The lab packet can include a blank sheet of paper for the picture, a copy of Centimeter Grid Paper and several sheets of lined paper for student responses to questions in the Student Guide.

Prepare Optional Targeted Practice. Make a list of example investigation questions. Place the list and copies of the Centimeter Grid Paper Master in a center to provide targeted practice.


Content Note

Students may investigate other numerical variables in case eyelets are no longer in fashion. However, counting eyelets provides a clear example of when to use the “doubles” strategy. Other possible clothing items to count include pockets, buttons, or button holes.

Assessment in this Lesson

Assessment Expectation Assessed Math Practices Expectation Assessed

Eyelets Lab
Questions 8A and 9
Student Guide Pages 5–6
E2.
Represent the variables and the procedures of an investigation with a drawing.
E4.
Make a line plot or bar graph using numerical data.

Pockets at St. Crispin's
with Feedback Box
Teacher Guide - digital
E4.
Make a line plot or bar graph using numerical data.
E6.
Find the mode of a data set.
E7.
Read a table line plot, or bar graph to find information about a data set.
E8.
Model real-world situations with tables, line plots, and bar graphs.
MPE5.
Show my work. I show or tell how I arrived at my answer so someone else can understand my thinking.