Graphs and Dominoes

Yes, there is a correlation between the two.  We worked on another graph today.  It was adding up the dots each of the 28 dominoes and plotting on a graph.  Their totals created a nice little bell curve (if the total was o, 1, 11, or 12, there was 1 tile each; if the sum was 2, 3, 9, or 10, there were 2 tiles each; if the total was 4, 5, 7, or 8, there were 3 tiles each; and finally if the total was 6, there were 4 tiles total).

It's amazing how easy it is to have fun, and learn, with stuff found around the house.  Thankfully though, if we didn't have dominoes, Saxon Math had included a sheet of dominoes we could have cut out.

Finishing the Graph

Thanks for voting everyone.  We're wrapping up the graph work this morning and clearly chocolate chip won.  The final count, including a little from Ian's school:  Chocolate - 1; Chocolate Chip - 9; Apple - 0; Peanut Butter - 1.

Happing eating.

Graphs, Graphs, Graphs

Hello everyone - as many of you know, we have been homeschooling this year. For a change, I thought I'd post some of the information Thing One needs to create a graph in math. We hope you'll participate and enjoy the activity.