Graph Challenge

Description

The interactive Squeak web activity is designed to help students plot the data they take during the hands-on activity. They can set up the scales for their data plot, enter their data and plot the data by moving points to the proper place on the graph paper created by Squeak. Once they have finished plotting, they can check their plots to see if they have plotted the points in their data table correctly.

This activity uses a free, exciting, multimedia, object-oriented programming environment called Squeak that runs on many different computer platforms. Important Note: This activity uses the new version of Squeak made available in September 2004. If you installed Squeak prior to that, you should update your version of Squeak at www.squeakland.org.

If you don't have Squeak installed on your computer, you will need to first download the plug-in for Squeak before doing this activity. You can download the plugin for Squeak at www.squeakland.org and then double-click the downloaded icon for easy installation. Once you have the Squeak plugin installed, you can click on the image above or link below to start the activity. Set your resolution to 1024x768 to use this Squeak project.

Instructional Objectives

The student will

• enter data into columns on the Squeak project.
• choose a scale and gridlines appropriate to the data range.
• plot the data they enter by moving graphical markers.
• check their plotted points.

Go to Squeak Graph Challenge Web Activity.