Student+Activities


 * Overview**

This week you will work on a five day project where you will learn about how to gather, compile, and represent data into a graph. You will learn about the different kinds of graphs and how to create them. You will learn what a mean and median is and how to calculate them. In this project you will create an excel worksheet that will accurately convey your data.

__What to expect__ -  Organize into a group with one other classmates - Create three question - Ask you classmates three questions - Data will be into Excel with formulas  -  List the mean, median and mode for one question - Create a stem and leaf plots  -  Make 2 graphs (bar, line, circle) that represent your data -You and your group partner will have a 1-2 minute presentation -Y ou'll create a ½ to 1 page paper that explains and interprets the data you have collected.

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Today you will begin to start on your project. First of all I will organize the class into groups of two. Before we begin we will learn about the mean, median, and mode. Click on each link for an explanation of each.
 * Monday **

[|Mean]

[|Median]

[|Mode]

Now lets learn about what a stem and leaf plot is and how to create one.

[|Stem and Leaf Plot]With your classmate you will come up with 3 questions. One question can be yes or no, one must be a question that has a numerical answer. The third can be any question you like, but must relate to the first two questions in some way.

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Today you will learn about the basics of using Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel is a useful program that can be used for entering data, equations, and creating charts. You will also learn the different types of chars. Today in class you’ll want to listen to my lecture because you will enter in all your data into Excel. Click on the websites below for more info.
 * Tuesday **

[|Excel Basic]

[|Creating Charts on Excelt]

[|More Info on Creating Charts on Excel]

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====Today’s class is simple and straightforward. You and your partner will go around the class asking your classmates the questions you have created. You’ll record that data according and be prepared to enter the data into a computer. Make sure that everyone in class is asked a question, and any free time will be used to enter in the data into you worksheet.====
 * Wednesday **

This will be the final day for you to enter in the information that have received into Excel. You’ll create a stem and leaf plot to represent the information in one of their questions. You will use Excel to calculate the mean of your data. You’ll also be excepted to calculate the median and mode as well. On a stock white piece of paper you and your partner will create a stem and leaf plot along with two graphs. Any class work that is not finished on this day will be assigned as homework to be presented the next day. Tonight of home you will be expected to write a ½ to 1 page paper describing how the data you have compiled relates to each other. Is there a correlation between the three sets of data, or is it just a bunch of numbers.
 * Thursday **

[|How to Draw a Pie-Chart by Hand]

You and your partner will be expected tomorrow to give a 1-2 minute presentation.

Hooray, its Friday! Today will be the most fun in class (that is if you’re prepared). In class you will write 3-5 sentences about each group presentation. These papers must contain relevant information. You and your partner’s presentation should be no shorter than a minute, but less than 2 minutes will be preferable.
 * Friday **