The
construction of Box-Plots is an important topic in higher level High School
mathematics. I chose this lesson because it fulfilled some common core
standards for Statistics and made use of online technology. However, I feel
that there are some technologies that are more beneficial to teachers and
students that could have been implemented into this lesson plan.
The original curriculum goal is to
introduce the topic of graphically representing data through box-plots and
using quartiles. Yet, it seemed to focus more on the study of pre-constructed
box-plots rather than emphasizing student interaction with them, creating a gap
in the curriculum goal itself, teaching strategy implemented, and need for
technology. Although there was a project where the students would gather data
and eventually construct their own boxplot, student’s ability to recognize one
and construct one would be flawed; the students must be able to notice the
purpose and effects of different types of data on the box-plot before they are
able to construct their own.
Therefore, they can accomplish this
better understanding with the new introduction of interactive technology I
provided. The students are able to organize and preserve their data more
efficiently through a Google Spreadsheet and input their data in a TI-83
calculator, which is easier to use and more accessible that a computer-generated
activity page. To improve the teacher’s method of providing or modeling examples (instead
of giving the students online pictures of pre-constructed box-plots) I will use
a Smartboard to allow the students to see how manipulating data can skew the
box-plot. By interacting with data, students will be able to retain the
knowledge and purpose they discovered.
Lesson Plan:
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