This lesson plan introduces 6th grade students to statistical questions. It begins with a quiz to assess prior knowledge, followed by a PowerPoint lesson explaining what statistical questions are, why they are important, and how they are answered using everyday examples. Students then create five examples of their own statistical questions and one non-statistical question. To assess understanding, students submit their six questions and volunteers read them aloud for the class to identify the non-statistical example. The lesson could be enhanced by having students create quiz questions in an online tool about statistical questions for practice by classmates and parents.
This lesson plan introduces 6th grade students to statistical questions. It begins with a quiz to assess prior knowledge, followed by a PowerPoint lesson explaining what statistical questions are, why they are important, and how they are answered using everyday examples. Students then create five examples of their own statistical questions and one non-statistical question. To assess understanding, students submit their six questions and volunteers read them aloud for the class to identify the non-statistical example. The lesson could be enhanced by having students create quiz questions in an online tool about statistical questions for practice by classmates and parents.
This lesson plan introduces 6th grade students to statistical questions. It begins with a quiz to assess prior knowledge, followed by a PowerPoint lesson explaining what statistical questions are, why they are important, and how they are answered using everyday examples. Students then create five examples of their own statistical questions and one non-statistical question. To assess understanding, students submit their six questions and volunteers read them aloud for the class to identify the non-statistical example. The lesson could be enhanced by having students create quiz questions in an online tool about statistical questions for practice by classmates and parents.
This lesson plan introduces 6th grade students to statistical questions. It begins with a quiz to assess prior knowledge, followed by a PowerPoint lesson explaining what statistical questions are, why they are important, and how they are answered using everyday examples. Students then create five examples of their own statistical questions and one non-statistical question. To assess understanding, students submit their six questions and volunteers read them aloud for the class to identify the non-statistical example. The lesson could be enhanced by having students create quiz questions in an online tool about statistical questions for practice by classmates and parents.
Grade Level: 6th Grade Content: Mathematics Standard Addressed: MGSE6.SP.1 Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. Amount of Time: 60 Minutes Technology Standard Addressed: 3 – Knowledge Constructor SMAR Level: Augmentation Essential Question(s): How is a statistical question recognized? When are statistical questions used in a real world perspective? Learning Activity Introduction: In order to assess prior knowledge of the students, I will administer a Quizizz covering statistical questions. The students will be able to access this quiz from their devices. After each student finishes, I will receive feedback on how they did and will know if there is any information I need to focus in on. Instruction/Activities: After completing the quiz, I will use a PowerPoint and questions that relate to the day-to-day lives of the students to explain what statistical questions are, why they are important, and how they are answered. Final Product: The students will then be asked to create five of their own examples of statistical questions. They will also be asked to create one example of a non-statistical example. Evaluation or deliverable: In order to deliver their information, every student will turn in their six total questions with their non-statistical example underlined so I can confirm they understand the difference between statistical and non-statistical questions. I will ask for volunteers to slowly read their six questions aloud so that other students are able to pick which of the six questions was the non-statistical question. Reflective Practice In order to enhance the lesson idea above, I could have the students insert their created examples of five statistical questions and one non-statistical question into a student response tool such as Quizizz. I could ask the students to create questions about examples of statistical questions, the definition of statistical questions, and why we use statistical questions. If I required the students to create their own online quiz, this would advance them to a higher Bloom’s level. If they published these to the class website, parents and guardians with the necessary username and password would be able to access the students’ quizzes. This would also be beneficial as the students would be able to access each other’s quizzes from home in order to use them as a form of practice.