2.+Are+You+Average+Lesson+After+Technology+(Redesign)

 **Lesson Plan ** Diane Clift Grade 8 Earth Science. Laurie Simanski Grade 8 Mathematics Janet Laffey Grade 8 Learning Support

**Science: ** Unifying Themes of Science: Science Inquiry: Collect Data, Represent analyze, & interpret data, use evidence to draw conclusions
 * **Course: Earth Science ** || **Unit: Are you Average? ** || **Timeline: Approximately 2 Weeks ** ||
 * **Lesson Goal(s): ** Students will be completing a survey by **using Google Docs. The on-line survey will be posted on **[|**www.cliftblog.blogspot.com**]** for boys and **[|**www.mrssimanksi.blogspot.com**]** for girls. Students will answer statistical questions dealing with physical characteristics, interests and school related topics. Once each student has a chance to complete the survey, they will be given a spreadsheet of the data which is produced by Google docs. ** Students will then have to analyze the data from their peers to determine whether they are “average” or not. They will learn about various types of data displays and the importance and use of these displays in Science. They will then analyze their collected data through data tables, bar graphs, histograms, pie graphs, line graphs, stem and leaf plots, scatter plots, and box and whisker plots. Students will compare data by using measures of central tendency (mean, media, mode) and measures of spread (range, and percentiles). They will draw conclusions based on the information from their sample to determine population data and to determine their level of “averageness”.  ||
 * **GSE/Content Standards: **


 * Math: ** Math Standards DSP 8-1,8-2,8-3, 8-6.

** ﻿NETS Standards: ** NETS FOR STUDENTS 2007: #2 Communication﻿ and Collaboration; #3 Research and Information Fluency; #4 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making; and #6 Technology Operations and Concepts.
 * Technology Standards: ** Teachers will __Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity__, __Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments,__ and __Model Digital-Age Work and Learning.__

**﻿Council for Exceptional Children Standards**: #2 Development and Characteristics of Learners; #3 Individual Learning Differences; and #4 Instructional Strategies. || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Opening: ****<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be shown the Are You Average? wiki ** : **__<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://areyouaverage.wikispaces.com/ __****<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, specifically the elements page. ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They will then take part in a discussion of what it means to be an “average” teen. Have students brainstorm a list of characteristics that they will use in their survey of their peers. The list could include: age, height, weight, number of people in household, hair and eye color, right or left handedness, etc. **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Google docs form will be created from the students’ questions. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Materials: ****<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Google Docs, Google Docs Spreadsheets, Internet, Excel, **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, computers, Samples and Populations Connected Math Text, Practice Sheets from text as well as other resources ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Instructional Procedures: **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Engagement **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(may be multiple days): **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be given class time to complete the survey **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Once data has been collected, results will be tabulated and analyzed. Students will create one each of the following: pie graph, bar graph, line graph, box and whisker, stem and leaf, histogram, scatter plot and mean, median and mode for each characteristic. Students will learn how to create these graphs using Microsoft EXCEL, **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">as well as how to access web sites that allow them to create graphs that can not be made on Excel. **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Closure: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will draw conclusions about their “averageness” based on their data. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assessment: Formative/Summative: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will complete a lab report that must include one each of the types of data displays that were examined throughout the investigation. ||