Activity:

Track the amount of time and what you do in a 24 hour period of time.

Write on your piece of paper what you do from 8am one day until 8am the next day. For instance,
write down what you do in 5 or 6 categories such as Sleep, School, Play, Homework, Eat and Read. Then start putting in how much time you use for each one. After you have tracked your time for 24 hours try to make a pie graph showing how you spent your time. Which category has the most??

It might look something like this only in a circle.

45% of the time = sleep

10% of time= homework

20% of time= school

10% = eating

15% = playtime

Talk to students about their chart and if it made them realize anything. Did they think they spent more time then they should doing something?? Such as watching T.V. if that was one of their categories or maybe too much time on their Nintendo game?? Display the pie graphs in the room and have the students talk about them in small groups.

Discussion:

How can collecting data help us? Why do you think scientists collect data? Why would it be important to collect data before releasing a new drug in the world?

What could happen if we did not have data on drugs and their effect on people?

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