Paper Ball Throw
Materials: bucket or trash can, 10 small balls of paper, graph paper
Work with a partner. Collect 10 small balls of paper. Stand four large steps
awayfrom the bucket.
Take turns to try and throw one ball of paper at a time into the bucket. Throw
five ballswith your left hand and five balls with your right hand.
Use a tally chart to keep track of how many times the balls of paper land in
the bucket. After you have both had ten throws return all the balls of paper to
the bucket.
Display your data on a bar graph. Be sure to giveyour graph a title and
number the scale. Label your categories. Draw the barsusing your own and
your partner’s data.
Analyzeand interpret your data. Write 3 sentences describing your data.