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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:
- As a class, we will watch the video about how to construct a scatter plot with a given set of data.
- 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
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YEAR |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
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# of 7th Graders in USA |
9,340 |
10,772 |
15,897 |
20,997 |
37,452 |
49,820 |
UsingScatterPlots7Graphic.jpg)
Do you see any correlations between the data? Explain why you think this is or isn't so.
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