suggested activities unit 5: data & statistics. data & statistics what is data and whats it...

Suggested Activities

Unit 5: Data & Statistics

DATA &

STATI

STICS

WHAT

IS D

ATA A

ND WHAT

’S IT G

OOD FOR?

SCHEMA ACTIVATOR

In your group, brainstorm words and phrases that come to mind when you hear the words:

• What do they make you think of?• How do they make you feel – anxious, nervous,

excited, confident?

WHAT IS STATISTICS?

Statistics involves collecting, analyzing, and presenting

information, called data. Graphs display data to help readers make

sense of the information.

TYPES OF GRAPHS• Graphs are pictures that help us

understand quantities (or amounts). • These amounts are called data. • There are many kinds of graphs, each

having special parts.• Often, it is better to use one type of

graph than another to display your data.

TODAY’S TASK:What Type of Learner

Are You?

Harvard Psychologist Howard Gardner has studied intelligence for a long time. He finally decided that there are nine different kinds of intelligence which he calls the

“Multiple Intelligences.”

If you scored highest in…Section 1 – This reflects your Naturalist strength

Section 2 – This suggests your Musical strength

Section 3 – This indicates your Logical-Mathematical strength

Section 4 – This illustrates your Existential strength

Section 5 – This shows your Interpersonal strength

Section 6 – This tells your Bodily-Kinesthetic strength

Section 7 – This indicates your Verbal strength

Section 8 – This reflects your Intrapersonal strength

Section 9 – This suggests your Visual strength

Read the descriptions.Do your results seem accurate?

HOW MIGHT YOU DISPLAY THE DATA YOU GATHERED ABOUT YOUR LEARNING STYLE?

Schema Activator

MonthHigh (F)

Low (F)

January 58° 34° 

February 63° 39° 

March 69° 44° 

April 78° 51° 

May 88° 60° 

June 100° 69° 

July 106° 74° 

August 103° 74° 

September 95° 66°

October 82° 54° 

November 67° 43°

December 58° 34°

The table to the right lists the daily high and low temperatures by month for Las Vegas. Construct a double bar graph that displays the information. Remember to include all necessary labels.