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Curriculum Expectations

 * pg. 107: collect data by conducting a survey or an experiment to do with themselves, their environment, issues in their school or community, or content from another subject and record observations or measurements
 * pg. 107: read, interpret, and draw conclusions from primary data (e.g., survey results, measurements, observations) presented in charts, tables, and graphs (including relative frequency tables and circle graphs)

Resources Needed

 * computer lab (with computers containing a spreadsheet program)
 * handout for each student (explanation and questions)
 * rubric
 * class list for each student (to record data on)
 * paper
 * pencils

Pre-assessment

 * students will understand how to record data when collecting information for a survey
 * students should have a firm understanding of how to create bar graphs and circle graphs on Microsoft Excel (or similar spreadsheet) from input data

Pedagogy

 * students will work with a partner of their choice
 * they will have time to create a question and survey their class (30 min)
 * time will be given in the computer lab to create their graphs (30 min)
 * consolidation will be to answer the questions on the handout at home, if they do not finish in class
 * students may collaborate with each other, and the teacher will circulate to be available for questions throughout the double period

Cognitive Skills

 * learning through surveying a sample population
 * organizing data in a clear manner
 * comparing two types of graphs
 * drawing conclusions from graphs
 * analyzing data shown in graph