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Write 2 newspaper
sentences on board. Which
is easier to read?
Why? (-see Qs below)
OR
Ask clozed statistical Qs, eg:
Max
word length? Min word length?Sentence length? Mean?
Mode? Median? |
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- decide which data
is relevant to an enquiry; possible sources(pp 250
- 2)
- plan how to collect & organise small sets
of data (p254)
- design data collection sheet / questionnaire(p254)
- construct bar-line graphs & grouped frequency
diagrams, using paper & ICT(pp 262 - 4)
- interpret diagrams & graphs; draw simple conclusions
from graphs shapes(pp 268 - 270)
- solve word problems; investigate
in a range of HD contexts |
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survey
questionnaire
experiment
datagrouped data
statistics
class interval
tally
table
frequency
data collection sheet
database |
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Which newspaper
is easier to read, the 'Times' or the 'Sun'?
Use photocopies of 2 articles of similar length,
one from each paper.
(Literacy link) |
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1). Brainstorm
how we can find out and lead into activity where
...
2)... pupils are counting numbers of letters per
word and
3)... collecting results in a grouped frequency
table,
4) ... displaying results using appropriate display
tools, and
5)... interpreting their displays.
6)... drawing conclusions from graph shapes
(7)...Extension into HD3: drawing conclusions from
3 averages & range)
For data collection and recording, try:
Collecting
and Recording Data
(level 1 or 2) |
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How
readable is your maths textbook?
(link to word length or sentence length)
OR
OHS
HD2/4: Steps in Handling Data
Review processes of data collection > processing
> displaying > interpreting |
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Extract 3 sentences
from 1 of the papers. Average
length of sentence?
Which average?
Range?
(Mention that we could use average sentence length
or average word length to decide on readability,
but will focus on this more next term.) |
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Ma
1 words: any of -
answer
evidence
explain
explore
investigate
method
problem
reason
results
solution, solve
true, false |
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Introduce a third
newspaper, very close to one of the other 2.Unlike
the 'Times' and the 'Sun', can you tell by looking
which is easier to read?Why is the data processing
valuable here?
Predict & test if time. |
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Repeat processes
of data collection, processing, displaying, interpretation
from graph shape & conclusion for 3rd newspaper.
OR
Produce a plan of how pupils would apply these processes,
if time allowed, to 3rd newspaper (in style of a
coursework extension, referring to OHS
HD2/4: Steps in Handling Data in poster form
or as a handout.
OR
Focus mainly on collection and interpretation of
grouped discrete data
For interpretation of data, try: Interpreting
Data
OR
'Your
Nation' Geographical Data
(wide range of statistics on over 100 countries)
OR
Data
Handling Games |
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Place these 3 papers
in order of readability.
Give 3 main reasons why you decided this. |
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