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Teacher: Gala Buell
School: Procter Elementary School
Grade: 6th Grade Focus
Timeframe:2-3 lessons
Show Me Standard:
Social Studies #7
The use of tools of social science inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps,
documents)
Goal#2 Students will acquire knowledge and skills to communicate effectively
within and beyond the classroom
2.1 Plan and make written, oral, and visual presentations for a variety of purposes
and audiences
2.7 Use technological tools to exchange information andideas
Introduction: Using local newspaper, find and discuss examples of uses
of statistics and the ways in which the information is presented
Procedure: Lesson One: Instruction
1. Pass out questionnaires to students asking how they got to school. Students
are asked tocircle the word that describes how they got to school: car, van,truck,
motorcycle, bicycle, school bus, walk
2. Gather papers together and as a class go through the process of compiling
the information.
3. Discuss options for ways information can be gathered, and pros and cons for
each:
4. Discuss options for recording the information gained through the various methods of surveying:
5. Discuss options for presenting the information:
Procedure: Lesson Two: Assignment: Each student will be required to choose
a topic on which they would like to do a survey. The surveys will involve our
class, a particular grade level at Procter, or all the Procter classrooms.
Each student will turn in the following form
stating their first and second choices for survey topics.
After being approved by the teacher, each student will conduct their survey,
and record the information.
The students will be required to create a line graph showing their results using
graph paper and colored pencils.
The students will also be required to write a paragraph explaining what the
subject of their survey was, as well as the results.
Procedure: Lesson Three: Use of Technology
The students will be instructed on the use of ClarisWorks to create graphs,
and will use the results of their individual surveys to enter information on
a spreadsheet. Using the ClarisWorks program, the information will be converted
to a graph format. Students will choose the type of format they think is appropriate
for their survey.
Students will also be required to type their paragraphs on theClarisWorks document
along with their graphs.
The documents will be printed out and displayed.
Assessment:
The projects will be assessed according to the following scoring
guide.
Resources and Technology Used:
The Independence Examiner
ClarisWorks Word Processing/ Spreadsheet/ Chart making program
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