Lesson+5

Lesson //5// :

Title of lesson: Creating a chart

Description of lesson: Previously, the students had a lesson about survey as a form of data collection.The students were assigned the task of asking one relative which animal they preferred from four choices. The students were also allowed to vote for their favorite animal. They were to report their findings on the poll seen below. Lesson five is about pie charts and fractions. I will explain how pie charts represent parts of a whole and what kinds of data pie charts best represent. Within this lesson, we will discuss fractions, division, and percentages.

Assignment: The assignment for this lesson is to make a pie chart for the data we collected on the blog. When they complete the assignment, we will discuss the fractions and percentages obtained from this data.

Resources/materials needed:

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//Pen and paper for notes, the website chartgizmo.com//

Technology reflection: Using the chart making web tool will be particularly helpful for this assignment. The students will be able to visually see how the fractions are represented as part of the whole. This tool is also easy to use, so the students actually get to make the graph, not just look at graphs in books. Plus, they can see instantly how changing the data affects the fraction and the graph when they are making their graphs.

Evaluation:  This assignment will need a discussion afterward, so I can be assured that the students understand why the chart could change with different data. Lesson 5 ﻿ Here is my example of a pie chart:   media type="custom" key="8551130"