Westside High School Lesson Plan
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Unit Name and #:
Unit 3- Statistical Studies
Course:
AQR
Dates:
1/26 -1/30
Monday
Teacher Name:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will create, compare/contrast and interpret graphical displays of data sets.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 5E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
 In Pairs: Look at team stats for Houston Rockets. Students pick a data set and answer
questions about the type of data and shape of a graphical display.
 In Pairs: Create a box plot of data set. Discuss quartiles, and 5-number summary.
 Debrief whole class
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: questioning and monitoring student work.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: activity handout, laptops
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Continue collecting data for stats project
Tuesday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will create, compare/contrast and interpret graphical displays of data sets.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 5E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
 Students work in pairs to create multiple representations of a given data sets. (dot plots, bar
graphs, line graphs, frequency tables)
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: student-made graphs
Checks for Understanding: monitoring and questioning
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: graphing activity sheet
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Collect data for statistical study
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Warm-up: Quizlet matching review game for graphical displays
Individually: answer extension question from graphing activity.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: extension question
Checks for Understanding: Review game
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: laptop, graphing activity sheet
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Collect data and bring collected data to class on Friday
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will create, compare/contrast and interpret graphical displays of data sets.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 5E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Quiz
Compile data collected from statistical study and determine appropriate graphical representations
and graph data. (one graph must be a box-plot)
Analyze graphs noting, shape, distribution and calculate 5-number summary.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Quiz, student-created graphs
Checks for Understanding: monitoring student work
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
Laptop, collected data, graphing activity sheet
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Explore excel and other resources for creating graphs.