A Hotlist on Graphing
An Internet Hotlist on Graphing

created by Elizabeth Gurnee
Mahoney Middle School

  
 

Introduction

Students will be given an opportunity to look at graphs. Students will learn how to pose a question, conduct a survey, evaluate the results, and report the results of the survey. Students will use the Internet resources to look at and research different examples of graphing.

Final product " What are some characteristics of a typical middle school student?"

  
 

The Internet Resources -

  • Evaluate Let's Graph and answer the questions1&2.

Graphing Favorite Cafeteria Food - Students will have the opportunity to graph favorite cafeteria food. Then conduct a survey of their own.

  • Investigate the world to find out where the most/least shark attacks are occurring.

Shark Attacks - Reading and Interpreting Graphs: Using the website on Sharks answer the questions 1 & 2.

  • Using website create a frequency chart and a graph of presidential information.

Past Presidents - Make a frequency chart with past Presidents first letter to their names. Make a bar graph with the information given.

  • Students are able to estimate and count then graph and create spreadsheet.

M&M's - An experiment using M& M's and graphing and spreadsheets.


M&M's (2) - Teaching fractions and percentages using M&M's

Titanic - A webquest using the Titanic and spreadsheets

  
     
 

Suggested Scoring Rubric:

4+ Exemplary Response

Complete , with clear coherent explanations.

Shows Understanding of the statistical concepts and procedures.

Satisfies all essential conditions of the problem and goes beyond what is asked for in some unique

4 Complete response

Complete ,with clear coherent explanations

Shows understanding of most of the statistical concepts and procedures

Satisfies all essential conditions of the problem

3 Reasonably complete Response

Reasonably complete ; may lack detail in explanations

Shows understanding of most of the statistical concepts and procedures

2 Partial Response

Gives response; explanation may be unclear or lack detail

Shows some understanding of some of the statistical concepts and procedures

Satisfies some essential conditions of the problem

1 Inadequate Response

Incomplete; explanation is insufficient or not understandable

Shows little understanding of the statistical concepts and procedures

0 No Attempt

Irrelevant response

Does not attempt a solution

Does not address conditions of the problem

  
     
 

Is Anyone Typical?

Students will have the opportunity to develop, conduct, evaluate, and report the results.

1) Write at least 5 questions to ask for your survey. Make sure your questions are clear so that everyone who takes your survey will interpret them in the same way.

Some examples are:

  • physical Characteristics
  • family and home characteristics
  • miscellaneous behaviors (i.e. hobbies or number of hours spent watching television)
  • preferences, opinions, or attitudes( i.e. favorite musical group, or favorite restaurants)

2) `Collect data from at least 25 students. You will need to decide how to distribute and collect the survey.

3) Analyzing the Data: You will need to organize, display, and analyze them.

4) Interpreting the Data: Write a report or create a poster to display their findings.