Virginia SOL 5.PS.1

What students need to be able to do

• Formulate questions that require the collection or acquisition of data.
• Determine the data needed to answer a formulated question and collect or acquire existing data (limited to 30 or fewer data points) using various methods.
• Organize and represent a data set using a line plot (dot plot) with a title, labeled axes, and a key, with and without technology.
• Organize and represent numerical data using a stem-and-leaf plot with a title and key, where stems and leaves are in ascending order.
• Analyze data represented in line plots (dot plots) and stem-and-leaf plots and communicate results orally and in writing.
• Describe the characteristics of the data represented in a line plot (dot plot) and stem-and-leaf plot as a whole (shape and spread).
• Make inferences about data represented in line plots (dot plots) and stem-and-leaf plots.
• Identify parts of the data that have special characteristics and explain the meaning of the greatest, least, or same.
• Draw conclusions about the data and make predictions based on the data to answer questions.
• Solve single-step and multistep addition and subtraction problems using data from line plots (dot plots) and stem-and-leaf plots.