Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan #1

Name:  Carmen Toole Subject area:  Mathematics (Graphing) Grade level: 4th Grade Lesson title:

Brief lesson description

Using the Internet to interpret data represented in graphs.

District/State content standard/benchmark addressed

4.S.1.1 - Use statistical models to gather analyze and display data to draw conclusions.

Instructional Strategy (Marzano’s)

Nonlinguistic Representations

Technology resources needed (hardware and software)

Personal Computers (one for each student) Internet

Procedure

Interpreting Graphs on KS2 Bitesize:  Handling Data (Interpreting Data:  Activity) Students complete an online activity on their own computers, working through a series of graphs that require them to tally up votes and find the total of the tallies.  Students click on people to develop the tally chart which shows choices.  Then studetns take that information and make a bar graph.  Next students develop a pictograph on the same information using one picture to represent two votes.  When they finish the initial activity, they work through other topics, using the same process.

Assessment Method:

Observation/Discussion/Performance Assessment

Lesson Plan #2

Name:  Carmen Toole Subject area:  Mathematics (Graphing) Grade level: 4th Grade Lesson title:  Create-a-Graph Graphing

Brief lesson description

Using information gathered from a survey to develop a graph using the Create-a-Graph website.

District/State content standard/benchmark addressed

4.S.1.1 - Use statistical models to gather analyze and display data to draw conclusions.

Instructional Strategy (Marzano’s)

Cooperative Learning, Homework and Practice, & Nonlinguistic Representations

Technology resources needed (hardware and software)

Personal Computers (one for each student) Internet

Procedure

Developing Graphs from Student Designed Survey Students develop a topic to survey the class.  When all are completed, students are asked to choose a favorite from the survey.  Go to the Create-a-Graph website (http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx) to develop a graph (bar/column/pie) and display survey data. Print out graph when finished.

Assessment Method:

Observation Performance Assessment - Survey Graph

Lesson Plan #3

Name:  Carmen Toole Subject area:  Mathematics (Graphing) Grade level: 4th Grade Lesson title:  Google Earth & Graphing

Brief lesson description

Use Google Earth to measure distance across their selected state.  Input the data on the class wiki to collaborate with others, then graph the information using either Excel (spreadsheet program) or Create-a-Graph website.

District/State content standard/benchmark addressed

4.S.1.1 - Use statistical models to gather analyze and display data to draw conclusions.

Instructional Strategy (Marzano’s)

Cooperative Learning & Nonlinguistic Representations

Technology resources needed (hardware and software)

Personal Computers (one for each student) Internet  Wiki Access (login & password) Spreadsheet Program

Procedure

Prior Knowledge:  Students in the 4th grade develop a project on a state for their regular classroom teacher.  To enhance this project and bring in some perspective on state sizes, this projet serves dual purposes! Google Earth: --Students use the ruler tool in Google Earth to measure the distance from East to West, as best as possible (i.e. Florida - angled across instead of straight across).  The distance is given in miles. Class Wikispace on Zoho.com --Students log into the wiki to input state information.  The table is provided and students add their state name as well as the number of miles they collected from Google Earth.  Graphing: --Student then choose a graphing program (Excel/spreadsheet program or Create-a-Graph website) and input the class state data (all states listed) in miles across and display the information into a graph.  Students who alphabetize their states get extra credit!

Assessment Methods

Observation Participation in State information on the Wiki Performance Project - graph in either Excel/spreadsheet program or Create-a-Graph. (Printed copy preferred)