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Activity 2 Tally Chart

jOb ective Understand tally charts, tally marks, and data.

1. Textbook Instructions Activity 2 Tally Chart

Explain how to make a tally chart using the Thomas’ class voted for a class president.
given data. Then have students read the
data on the tally chart. Class Votes

1. Have students find who has the highest 1 the person you think was picked as the class president.
number of class votes to become the class
president by counting the number of circles in Tell how you found your answer.
the picture.
He received the greatest number of votes.
After students finish question 1, guide them
to understand why one needs to use a tally
chart.
Let’s look at how Thomas’ class voted
for their class president.
Can you clearly see who has how many
number of votes? No.
Is it easy to see the results of the class
votes in the picture? No.
We can use the tally chart to clearly see
the results of the class votes. A tally
chart shows disorganized data as
organized data.

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2. Build Understanding

Problem: Favorite Animals Tally Total 1. Which animal was picked
The tally chart on the right the most?
shows the favorite animals of
students in Jessica’s class. 2. Which animal was picked
Write the total number of votes the least?
in the blanks and answer the
questions. 3. How many more students
picked cats over monkeys?

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