Census+Project

 "The next step in our Census Project is to record the data, and to make sense of it. Working in pairs or groups of three, choose a grade to calculate some data." || Students will work in pairs, with one group of three. "You will need to find the answers for the following questions for each class: What fraction of the class is boys? What fraction of the class is girls? What fraction of the school is this class? What fraction of the students have a birthday in January? February? March? etc... What fraction of the total school population is this class?
 * Lesson Topic: Putting data into fractions ||
 * Teaching Date: 4/16 ||
 * Planning Date: 4/13 ||
 * Big Ideas: Fractions can help us understand and evaluate data; Spreadsheets are a useful tool for organizing and evaluating data. ||
 * Inquiry Questions: How can we compile data into fractions to help us better understand what the data is telling us? ||
 * Knowledge Outcomes: Students will know how to transfer data ||
 * Skill Outcomes: ||
 * Evidence of Understanding: ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rubric: ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sequence of the lesson ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Transition: Students are coming from: ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hook:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Activities:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What fraction of the class prefers art? music? gym? computers? library? other (say what it is)? did not respond? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What fraction of the class would like an optional study period during the school day? Would not like one? Did not respond? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What fraction of the class can do 0-10 minutes of homework per night? 11-20? 21-30? 31-40? 41-50? 51-60? 61-70? more than 70? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show how people responded to “subjects need to improve on.” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show what colors students would choose for school colors. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show what students want to be when they grow up. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show what fraction of students would prefer to eat hot lunch. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show what fraction of students would prefer to bring their own lunch. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Make an organized chart to show what students want to eat for hot lunch.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">*NR = “no response”

When students are finished, they can contribute their answers to a running total, using 83 as the denominator instead (for the total number of kids in the school, rather than just in the class.) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Use a piece of chart paper to create an organized chart to show the answers for the whole school. Boys: x/83 Girls: x/83 PreK: x/83 K: x/83 1: x/83 2: x/83 etc... ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Sponge Activity: Write a report to school officials telling them something about the school based on your findings. Example: Dear Head of School, Here at JCDS we really like our hot lunch. In fact, 79/83 students would prefer to eat hot lunch over bringing their own, according to a recent survey. ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Wrap-Up: What other real-world situations would fractions come in as a useful skill? When would you use fractions in the real world? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Groupwork/Grouping: Pairs or threes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Classroom Environment: They will need to spread out a bit ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Materials Needed: Worksheet, census results, chart paper, writing utensils ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Potential Pitfalls <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">: They won't be challenged, or they won't be clear on what to do ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Differentiation: Students will be working with real information to present it in a different way using fractions. They could also use illustrations to represent their answers. ||