Performance Task: Unit 11: the Zoo

Performance Task: Unit 11: The Zoo

Student Name ______

1.  The second grade class was going to Lowry Park Zoo. The teacher, Mrs. Lincoln, asked the class to write down the name of the animal they wanted to see first. This is the list from the students:

Lion / Zebra / Monkey / Lion / Lion / Monkey / Elephant
Zebra / Lion / Monkey / Zebra / Elephant / Lion / Lion
Monkey / Lion / Zebra / Elephant / Lion / Zebra / Zebra

Create a tally chart using the data from Mrs. Lincoln’s class.

Animal / Number of Votes
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Elephant / Lion / Monkey / Zebra

Grade 2 Performance Task Unit 12: The Zoo

2.  Mrs. Kennedy’s class also answered the survey question, Which Animal To See First? There are 22 students in Mrs. Kennedy’s class. All of the students voted. However, the data for the lion is not shown on the graph.

Add the data for the lion to the bar graph.

How do you know your answer is correct?

3.  Circle the sentences which are true about Mrs. Kennedy’s class.

The elephant is the favorite animal.

The lion is the least favorite animal.

More students voted for the zebra or the lion than voted for the elephant.

The number of students who voted for the elephant is double the number who voted for the zebra.

An equal number of students voted for the zebra and the lion.

Problem / Points Possible / Points Earned
Students could list animals in chart in any order.
.5 Point for each correct data entry. / 2
.5 point for correct answer
.5 point for explanation that demonstrates understanding
/ 1
2 points for accurate and reasonable
Title, X axis label, and Y-axis label
(1 point partial credit if student
omits or makes an error on
one or two of the three)
1 point for bars graphed
that accurately represent the
data

/ 3
1 point for graphing the Lion at 5 votes
1 point for valid justification of where the bar graph was placed for the lion / 2
1.  Circle the sentences which are true about Mrs. Kennedy’s class.

The elephant is the favorite animal.
The lion is the least favorite animal.

More students voted for the zebra or the lion than voted for the elephant.
The number of students who voted for the elephant is double the number who voted for the zebra.

An equal number of students voted for the zebra and the lion.
2 points for ALL three accurate answer choices. (1 point partial credit if student
omits one correct answer or makes an error on one or two of the three; student can score a one if he/she identifies one of the circled phrases as being true ) / 2