FREE Online Classroom Tools
LOGINORREGISTER FOR FREE
HotChalk
LessonPlansPage.com
Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Art Computers & Internet Music P.E. & Health Other Multi-Disciplinary
@ SitesForTeachers @ Teach-nology Education Master's Teacher Magazines Teaching Jobs About This Site How To Use Contact Info Advertising Info Educational Links Having Problems?
Online Degrees Teacher's Guide
Join Our Facebook Page
Bookmark and Share
Join LPP Newsletter:  
Search This Site:  
Learning How to Make Scatter Plots

Printable Version for your convenience!

Title - Learning How to Make Scatter Plots
By - Kristin Reeves
Primary Subject - Math
Secondary Subjects - Computers / Internet
Grade Level - 7

Multimedia Graphing Unit Contents: Content:
    Learning how to make scatter plots.
Benchmarks:
    D.AN.07.04 Create and interpret scatter plots and find the line of best fit; use and estimated line to answer questions about the data.
Learning Resources and Materials: Development of Lesson:
    Introduction:
      For a fun and brief introduction to our lesson on scatter plots, each student will be handed a dot-to-dot activity. After completion, they will be told to try to look at their picture in a different way -- told that this pattern of seemingly random dots could actually be an arrangement of data material.

    Methods/Procedures:
    1. As a class, we will watch the video about how to construct a scatter plot with a given set of data.
    2. Each student will then work on their own to complete a worksheet similar to what we saw in the movie. This will include interpreting a set of data, creating a scatter plot, and then identifying any correlation with the data if it exists.

    Accommodations/Adaptations:
      No real accommodations necessary. If any special needs students require assistance, I will be going around the room to help.

    Assessment/Evaluation:
      Students will turn in their completed scatter plots at the end of the allotted time for grading.

    Closure:
      This lesson is a precursor to the following lesson... no closure is necessary.
Worksheet:




Name _________________________________ Hour ___________ Date _________________

NUMBER OF SEVENTH GRADERS IN THE UNITED STATES 1960-2010

YEAR

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

# of 7th Graders in USA

9,340

10,772

15,897

20,997

37,452

49,820

Do you see any correlations between the data? Explain why you think this is or isn't so.





E-Mail Kristin Reeves!