Transition to Algebra

Week 7, Quarter 2

Bryan, Baygents, Busby, & Evans 12/3/12 – 12/7/12

Standards:

· MMFR. TTA. 5a – Construct graphs, make predictions, and draw conclusions from tables, lines, graphs, and scatter plots.

· MMFR.TTA.5b – Use a given mean, median, and mode, and range to summarize and compare data sets including investigation of the different effect that change in data have on central tendency for a given purpose.

· MMFR.TTA.5c – Calculate basic probability of experiments and simulations to make and test conjectures about results.

Objectives:

The student will be able to:

Plan

Monday: Pre-Bell – “Are You Ready” page 673

Pre-Test on Data Distribution

Activity - Bar and Circle Graphs – pages 676 – 677

Lesson 10-1 Organizing and Displaying Data pages 678-686

Define: bar graph, line graph, circle graph

Explain and model how to read and interpret bar graphs, double bar graphs, line graphs, double line graphs, and circle graphs.

Explain and model how to choose an appropriate display for data.

Guided Practice: page 683 # 1-16

Closure: Students will explain which graph they like the best and why.

Assignment: page 684 # 17 - 34

Tuesday: Pre-Bell: Students will solve 5 equations from the board.

Lesson 10-2 Frequency and Histograms pages 687-693

Define: stem-and-leaf plot, frequency, frequency table, histogram, cumulative frequency.

Explain and model how to make a stem and leaf plot, a frequency table, a histogram, and a cumulative frequency table.

Guided Practice: page 690 # 1-6

Closure: Students will compare and contrast the different types of displays.

Assignment: page 690 # 7-28

Wednesday: Pre-Bell : Lesson 10-2 Quiz (on powerpoint, and page 694 in teacher’s edition)

Lesson 10-3 Data Distributions pages 694-699

Define: mean, median, mode, range, outlier, quartile, interquartile range, box-and-whisker plot

Explain and model how to find mean, median, mode, and range of a data set.

Explain and model hot to chose an appropriate measure of central tendency.

Guided Practice: page 697 #1-10

Closure: Students will find the mean, median, mode, and range of ages in our class.

Assignment: page 697 # 11 - 30

Thursday: Pre-Bell: Lesson 10-3 Quiz (on power point and pg. 699 in teacher’s edition)

Lesson 10-4 Misleading Graphs and Statistics

Define: random sample

Study and discuss several examples of misleading graphs and how those graphs can be used to mislead people. (Looking for social studies or science tie-in)

Guided Practice: page 704 # 1-6

Closure: Students will explain how misleading statistics can influence social issues.

Assignment: page 705 # 7-18

Friday: Pre-Bell: 5 mean, median, mode, and range questions on the board

Activity: Sampling & Bias – page 708-709

Mutli-Step Test Prep – page 710

Quiz on 10-1 thru 10-4 (page 711 in text)

Homework:

Monday – page 684 # 17 – 34

Tuesday – page 690 # 7-28

Wednesday – page 697 # 11 – 30

Thursday – page 705 # 7-18

Friday - none


Resources:

Holt Algebra 1 textbook

Worksheets

Smartnotes

Assessments:

Observation of students

Oral responses

Monitor guided practice

Grade classwork/homework

Quiz Friday

Test next week