I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Transformation

Essential Question:

Why is it important to be able to transform information from data?

Bridge:

Picture This

Content:

Math (2 of 4): Mean, Median, Mode

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To gather data in which students will be interested.

Activity: Students will complete the Entertainment Survey individually. The entertainment survey is a set of questions with multiple choice answers from current entertainment.
Questions are as follows:
Who is the funniest actress on T.V.?
Who would you rather play football for?
Which TV game show would you most like to appear?
Who is your favorite movie actor?
Which is the coolest TV show?
Which character on Beverly Hills 90210 would you most want to have as a best friend?
Would you rather be a superstar actor or a world-class athlete for a day?
Who's your favorite female singer?
Who is your favorite actress?
Favorite comedy series?
Which of the following movies would you most like to see turned into a theme park ride?
Who is the funniest actor on TV?
Which is funnier: Saturday Night Live, or In Living Color?

Assessment: Seriousness in answering survey

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To analyze the data from the survey.

Activity: Examine the survey results by transferring the answers to graphs posted in the classroom. Class discusses graph results.

Assessment: Participation in completing graphs and discussion.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To deepen the connection between data and graphs as transformations of data.

Activity: Display examples of graphs and statistics taken from current publications. Try to find graphs pertaining to topics that interest middle school students. Public libraries have business journals that contain great graphs. Discuss graphs as class.

Assessment: Participation and reaction to graphs.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To provide instruction on statistics and graphing.

Activity: Present learning activities on: Using frequency tables and line plots to organize data and finding mean, median, and mode. Reading and making stem-and-leaf plots, box plots; and bar, broken-line and circle graphs and histograms. Interpreting data presented in graphs.

Assessment: Participation and notetaking.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To provide practice in graphing skills.

Activity: Guided practice, textbook exercises, worksheets, and quizzes.

Assessment: Quizzes and tests.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: