East Detroit Public Schools
Lesson Design

Author: Nina Hardiewich
Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies and Math
Grades: Lower Elementary
Course: Language Arts, social Studies and Math
Title: The Gathering and Analysis of Data

Length of Lesson: Two one-hour periods
Materials Needed:
Power Macintosh G3 computers
T.V. monitor
printers

software:
ClarisWorks for Kids
The Graph Club Bilingual for Kids

Standards-Based Outcomes (MDE):

English Language Arts:

I. Meaning and Communication

Content Standard I, 2: All students will demonstrate the ability to write clear and grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs, and compositions

1. Write fluently for multiple purposes to produce compositions, such as stories, reports, letters, plays, and explanations of processes.
2. Plan and draft texts, and revise and edit in response to suggestions expressed by others about such aspects as idea organization, style, and word choice.

Mathematics:

III. Data Analysis and Statistics

Content Standard III, 1: Students collect and explore data, organize data into a useful form, and develop skill in representing and reading data displayed in different formats. (Collection, Organization, and Presentation of Data)

1. Collect and explore data through counting, measuring, and conducting surveys and experiments.
2. Organize data using concrete objects, pictures, tallies, tables, charts, diagrams, and graphs.
3. Present data using a variety of appropriate representations and explain the meaning of the data.
4. Identify what data are needed to answer a particular question or solve a given problem, and design and implement strategies to obtain, organize, and present those data.

Content Standard III, 2: Students examine data and describe characteristics of a distribution, relate data to the situation from which they arose, and use data to answer questions convincingly and persuasively. (Description and Interpretation)

Prior Knowledge:

The students should be familiar with the program The Graph Club Bilingual for Kids. The children should be able to keyboard, indent, and delete.

Cue Set:

The students will learn to gather data on a topic, graph it in various forms, interpret the information, and write a summary of the data.

Best Shot Instruction:

The children learn how to brainstorm topics to be surveyed, formulate questions, collect data, and create bar, line, pie, and picture graphs. Then the students summarize the results by creating graphs and tables with the use of the computer program The Graph Club Bilingual for Kids. The students determine which graph formats best depict their outcomes. These skills are helpful to statisticians, researchers, and people in daily life.

The students, independently or in small groups, perform the following activities with minimum assistance after the teacher has modeled them:

1. List ten items for the brainstorms;
2. Identify the targeted groups to be surveyed;
3. Formulate questions to be asked;
4. Convert the gathered information into data charts;
5. Create bar, line, picture, and pie graphs.

These steps are also used to determine whether the initial teaching was successful.

Reteaching and Enrichment:

• Once the assignment has been completed, the child (or group) brings up the papers to be teacher conferenced. At this time the child (or group) shows the teacher the ten items on the brainstormed list, choice of group targeted to be surveyed, formulated question, data chart, and graphs.
• The teacher assesses whether the student has an understanding of the topic and is working to his/her fullest potential. The teacher may help the child reflect on the lesson as well as explain the core ideas.
• If the results fulfill the student’s potential, the teacher and student evaluate the data, graphs, and summary. They discuss the best ways to present or interpret information on an appropriate graph.

Review and Closure:

The students exhibit their understanding by completing their graphs and interpretations with the use of the computer. Then they present their information to the class in oral presentations. They post their final results on the bulletin board for all to see.

Assessment:

The students’ oral and printed interpretations are scored with a rubric similar to the one outlined below. Anecdotal observations and discussions during teacher conferencing with the students will serve as formative assessment measures.

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