Lessonplan 4
Lessonplan 4
Lessonplan 4
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 9 Time: 50 minutes Date: dd/mm/yyyy
Learning Area: Mathematics
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum:
Statistics & Probability
Compare data displays using mean, median and range and
interpret numerical data sets in terms of location and
spread (ACMSP283) Elaboration: Comparing means,
medians and ranges of two sets of numerical data which
have been displayed using histograms, dot plots, or stem
and leaf plots.
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Lesson Objectives
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Calculate the mean from different sets of numerical data, using both an understanding of the
concept of average as well as using the mean formula.
Evaluate the measures of central tendency and spread for a numerical set of data i.e. calculate
mean, median, mode, range and Interquartile Range (IQR).
Construct and compare box plots and their features. For example, identifying which of the two sets
of data has the greater median, IQR and/or range.
Define the concept of an outlier, both in words and a mathematical formula.
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:
Classroom set
up - desks all facing whiteboard
CASIO
ClassPad simulator attached to projector
CASIO
ClassPads or Student Scientific Calculators
Materials:
Whiteboard
markers
Tape measure
to record heights
Box-Plot
Prepare ICT
tools: Box-Plot generator
http://www.alcula.com/calculators/statistics/box-plot/
Time
10 mins
17 mins
Graphics or Scientific
Calculators
Whiteboard markers
ClassPad Simulator
Projector
13 mins
Activity: Box-Plots
Introduce Box Plots as a way of representing the spread of
data. Suggest how we can compare different classes and interpret
different sets of data. Draw a box plot and label the features of the boxplot maximum value, minimum value, median, range, upper quarter,
lower quarter and IQR. State the significance of each of the four
sections in the box-plot i.e. each section contains 25% of the data.
Introduce the video on boxplots - ask class to pay close
attention to video and to take notes in their note pads. Play the video.
When the video is finished, ask students to enter the data into
the box plot generator. Once this done, ask them to check their box
plots with the people sitting next to them to make sure they have done
this correctly.
Now ask the class From what we have learnt over the last
four lessons, can you please discuss how you would figure out each of
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Box-Plot Sheet
5 mins
5 mins
Box-Plot Generator
http://www.alcula.com/
calculators/statistics/b
ox-plot/