Lesson Plan: Surveying Data and Creating a Graph

This is a single lesson aimed at upper primary aged students (aged 9 -12 ) about collecting data, creating graphs and analysing the data you have collected.  All of the resoruces are contained within the planner.

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•This lesson will assist students in further developing their knowledge of fractions, decimals and percentage.

•The data collected can also be used in developing an understanding of graphical representation in the form of graphs; for example: Pie, linear, bar graphs etc.



Create Graphs straight from your browser with ChartGo

What is it?: This is my pick of the week by a long margin.  Chartgo.com is a great resource for creating a range of graphs in seconds online.  You do not need to register which always proves a class concentration killer and offers a range of styles of graphs from simple through to complex.  There is more than enough here to satisfy the juniors through to tertiary maths students.  my only complaint about this is that you cannot embed your finished graph onto your blog or web space.  You can however add a link to your chart.

How can I use this in the classroom? There are a number of applications in maths, for chartgo particularly in the are of statistics and data.  You might start out small by simply completing a simple class survey and graphing the results through to a complex statistical record of events in physics or chemistry.

Give this a shot in your next maths lesson, look forward to hearing how you use have used Chartgo for your needs.