Gold Seal Lesson:
USA Today Data Cards

Copernicus Education Gateway

 

Subject:

 

Mathematics

Grade:

 

 

9-12

 

 

 

ICLE Standards:

 

 

Data Analysis and Statistics:  Collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data.

 

 

 

Performance Task:

 

 

You are being trained for a job as a data analyst.  As part of your training, you are asked to analyze samples of USA Today data cards.

  1. Data cards contain a USA Today Snapshot that graphically represents data.  On each data card are 4 math-related questions about the graphic. Students will select 5 already completed data cards and answer the questions.

  2. As a class, discuss what types of questions were asked on each data card.  (i.e. Did graphs represent information realistically?)

  3. Each student will create his/her own data card:

  1. Each student needs a 5 x 7 index card.

  2. Each student will select an USA Snapshot, cut it out, and glue it onto the front left side of the index card.  (Teacher will provide  a variety of USA Today newspapers.)

  3. Each student will write 4 math-related questions pertaining to the Snapshot on the front of the index card to the right of the Snapshot.

  4. Each student will write the correct answers to his./her questions on the back of the card.

  5. Each student will display his/her data card and questions on the classroom bulletin board.

 

 

 

Knowledge / Skills:

 

 

Understand the best procedures for statistical data collection, organization, and display.  M.5

Follow written directions carefully and accurately.  ELA.6

 

 

 

Rubric:

 

 

4 POINTS:  Students created the data card according to the verbal instructions given. Students created 4 math-related questions appropriate to the data on their Snapshot. Students supplied 4 accurate answers to the questions they created.

 

 

3 POINTS:  Students created the data card according to the verbal instructions given.  Students created fewer than 4 math-related questions appropriate to the data on their Snapshot. Students supplied accurate answers to the questions they created.

 

 

2 POINTS:  Students created the data card according to the verbal instructions given. Students created fewer than 4 math-related questions appropriate to the data on their Snapshot. Students did not supply accurate answers to the questions they created.

 

 

1 POINT:  Students did not create the data card according to the verbal instructions. Students created fewer than 4 math-related questions appropriate to the data on their Snapshot. Students did not supply accurate answers to the questions they created.

 

 

 

Keywords:

 

 

GEOMETRY
DEDUCTIVE
INDUCTIVE STATISTICS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
PROBLEM SOLVING
MATH IN DAILY LIFE
DIRECTIONS

 

 

 

Grades:

 

 

Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [] - 6 [] - 7 [] - 8 [] - 9 [x] - 10 [x] - 11 [x] - 12 [x]

 

 

 

ICLE Application:

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

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