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Science: Collecting and Displaying Data Week 1—Read and complete the tally chart page. Week 2—Read and complete the bar graph page. Background Information: Scientists collect and record data as they try to answer questions. Data is collected on data charts in many ways. A tally chart allows you to quantify observations with numbers as tally marks. Once data is collected, it is displayed in a graph. One type of graph is a bar graph. This allows scientists to more easily identify trends in the data. Graphs are a great visual way to display and compare data.

Social Studies: Scarcity Social Studies activities in this learning bundle introduce students to the concepts of scarcity, something that is definitely familiar during this global pandemic. Scarcity, or shortage of goods, has affected many aspects of our daily lives over the past few months, from medical supplies to toilet paper. First graders will read a short piece of text about scarcity from PebbleGo. After reading, they will show what they have learned about scarcity by reflecting on scenarios and finally writing their own story related to scarcity and choices.

Social Studies and science

Activities At –A–Glance

The following assignments should be kept in the student’s

portfolio to be turned in at a later date:

Science: Bar graph answers

Social Studies: Scarcity Story

My child completed his/her science and social studies work from learning bundle five.

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Science - Collecting and Displaying Data – Grade 1

Scientists try to answer questions about the world around them. One way to do

this is to collect data. Data are facts you gather from a science experiment or

observations. Data sheets help you remember what happened. You can write

words or numbers. You can even draw pictures. Data sheets can help you

answer a science question.

One way to collect data is with a tally chart. A tally chart uses tally marks to

count each item. When you reach the fifth tally, it is crossed over the other four

marks to make a bundle. The bundle makes it easy to identify 5 tally marks.

Look at the tally chart below. How many animals are at the zoo? Fill in the chart

after counting the tally marks and then complete the questions below.

1. How many tigers are at the zoo? __________

2. How many monkeys are at the zoo? __________

3. How many koalas are at the zoo? __________

4. Which animal does the zoo have the most of? _________________________

5. How many animals live at the zoo altogether? __________

Scientists collect data when they do an experiment. A graph can help you

organize and compare this data. There are many kinds of graphs. The graph

below is a bar graph. Bar graphs use bars or strips to display data or

information. Bar graphs make it easy to see the data that has been collected.

Graphs are a great way to help us organize and compare information.

1. How many children chose cats? __________

2. How many children chose hamsters? __________

3. How many children like dogs the most? __________

4. Which pet did most children choose? _________________________

5. How many children liked cats and dogs? __________

6. What is your favorite pet from the choices above? ____________________

7. Add your choice to the bar graph.

Grade 1 Social Studies

SS 1

Scarcity What is Scarcity? The things people want and

use are called resources.

But people often want

more resources than they

can get. Scarcity happens

when there are not enough

resources for everyone.

How Scarcity Happens All resources can be scarce.

But some resources become

more scarce at times.

When cold weather harms

orange trees, farmers have

fewer oranges to sell.

Then there are not enough

oranges for everyone.

When There Isn’t Enough When oranges are scarce,

a food company must

choose how to use them.

The company could make

orange juice. Or it could

just sell fresh oranges.

The company might not be

able to do both.

Grade 1 Social Studies

SS 2

Prices Stores raise the prices of

scarce items. If oranges

are scarce, not everyone

can have them. But many

people still want to buy them.

If people want the oranges,

they must pay a higher price.

Making Choices Scarcity means people must

make choices. If oranges are scarce,

people may pay a higher

price for them. They can also

try to find a better price at a

different store. Or they could

buy another fruit instead.

Directions: Answer the following questions after reading the text “Scarcity.” What is scarcity?

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The text uses oranges as an example of scarcity. Can you think of another resource that sometimes becomes scarce?

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Grade 1 Social Studies

SS 3

Decide if each situation is an example of scarcity John wants to bring in cookies for his class to celebrate his birthday. John’s mother drives him to the bakery right before they close. The bakery has 15 cookies left. John’s class has 25 students.

Scarcity No Scarcity Harmony’s soccer team goes out for pizza after their last game of the season. There are 12 girls on the team and the restaurant has 35 seats available.

Scarcity No Scarcity Directions: Draw a line to match the scarcity cause with the scarcity effect. Cause EffectThere is very little rain. There is a big snow storm coming. The restaurant ran out of chicken. The clothes shipment did not make it to the store

There was no more bread at the grocery store The chef had to change the menu The flowers didn’t grow well People had to choose to buy something else

Grade 1 Social Studies

SS 4

Name: ______________________________

Scarcity Story Directions: Think of a resource that is often scarce or a situation that leads to scarcity. Write a story about scarcity in the space below. Include the effects of scarcity (for example, oranges were scarce and became expensive. So, Mary’s family decided to buy apples instead.) __________________________________________________________

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Draw a scene from your story here: