Tiger Math

Author: Ann Whitehead Nagda & Cindy Bickel

Publisher/Date: Henry Holt & Company, 2000

ISBN: 0-8050-6248-3

Grade Levels Recommended for Use: 6-9

Brief Summary: The book tells the story of a rare Siberian tiger born in the Denver Zoo and graphs his growth.

Topics: statistical graphs

Suggested Activities:

1.The students will create a class bar graph of the types of animals they own.
2. The students will create a class bar graph of their favorite fast foods.
3. The students will answer questions based on the graphs.
4. The students will interpret bar graphs showing the population growth in Texas from 1800 to 2000. When were the two highest periods of growth? Why were these high periods of growth?
5. The students will be given data in a chart form. The student will then determine which type of chart to create and chart the data using an appropriate type of chart. Would it be possible to use another type of graph to show this information? If so what type of graph would you use?