Georgia Performance Standards (GPS – 6th grade)
M6D1 Students will pose questions, collect data, represent and analyze the data and interpret results. (a) Formulate questions that can be answered by data. Students should collect data by using samples from a larger population (surveys) or by conducting experiments. (b) Using data, construct frequency distributions, frequency tables and graphs. (c) Choose appropriate graphs to be consistent with the nature of the data (categorical or numerical). Graphs should include pictographs, histograms, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs and line plots. (d) Use tables and graphs to examine variation that occurs within a group and variation that occurs between groups. (e) Relate the data analysis to the context of the questions posed.
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Instructional programs from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to: (a) create and use representations to organize, record and communicate mathematical ideas; (b) select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems; (c) use representations to model and interpret physical, social and mathematical phenomena.