LESSON PLANNING

LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Introducing the investigation

LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students are informed as to what is expected of them
-Students are put into pairs
-Students are assigned the question that they will investigate

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that were going to be doing an
investigation to showcase the learning that weve done so
far
-Introduce it by saying that were going to use our work on
data and graphing as an opportunity to discover things
about the members of room 29
-Explain that once weve completed our investigation we
can display the results and learn a lot of things about each
other, while practicing the maths skills weve learnt so far

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

15 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Explain to students what is expected of them in this
investigation
Planning their data collection
Collecting their data
Displaying their data
-Explain that they will be working in pairs and go through
who will be working with who
-Explain that we want to ensure that we find out as much
about the class as we can, so we want to make sure every
pair is investigating a different question

3. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
15 mins -As a class brainstorm the topics/questions that we want
answered
-Once we have enough topics, assign each pair a question
to investigate
-Get each group to record their names and the topic they
are investigating onto a piece of paper

4. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Explain that tomorrow students will begin to plan their
investigations
 LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Planning Data Collection

AIM:
Identify questions or issues for categorical variables. Identify data sources and plan
methods of data collection and recording (ACMSP068)

Select and trial methods for data collection, including survey questions and recording
sheets (ACMSP095)

LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students will be able to determine which data collecting method best suits their task
-Students will plan their data collecting method

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed plans
SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

2. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that today they will be planning the
way in which they intend to collect their data

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-As a class, briefly revise the data collecting methods we
looked at last week
Survey written question
Interview asking people face to face
Class vote hands up for your vote
Written poll ticking your vote
-Briefly mention things they may have to consider
whether they give people a number of options or whether
they can give any response they want, the number of
categories, an other option
(basically, you either have to sort your data first by pre-
determining the options youre going to give people, or sort
your data after, going through the results and determining
categories from there)
-Explain that students can use their previous plans to
guide them

5. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Give students time to complete their plans in their books

6. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Get all students down in a circle in the floor and ask them
to share how they plan to collect their data
 LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Collecting Data

AIM:
Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables,
picture graphs and simple column graphs, with and without the use of digital
technologies (ACMSP069)

Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital
technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and
picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values (ACMSP096)

LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students partake in data collection methods
-Students collect data that will answer the question theyre investigating
-Students record data in an effective manner

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Collected data

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

5 mins 3. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

-Explain to students that today they will be collecting their
data
-Remind them that they should have completed a data
collecting plan yesterday

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Remind students that it is not just about collecting their
data, but recording it
-Stress to them the importance of effectively recording
their data
-Briefly revise the methods for data recording
Tally
Table

7. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Send students off to complete their data collection and
 quickly finish any data collecting plans if need by
-If students finish early ask them to start looking at their
data, sorting through it and predicting what they think their
graphs might look like based on the results
-If any groups need to do a class vote ask them to sort
their data first and complete the class votes before the
end of the lesson

8. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Get students to pack up
 LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Collecting Data

AIM:
Identify questions or issues for categorical variables. Identify data sources and plan
methods of data collection and recording (ACMSP068)

Select and trial methods for data collection, including survey questions and recording
sheets (ACMSP095)

Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables, picture
graphs and simple column graphs, with and without the use of digital technologies
(ACMSP069)
RESOURCES:
-Graph paper

LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students will be able to effectively collect data to answer a specific question
-Students will be able to effectively record data

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed table/tallies

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

4. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain that today students are going to be collecting
their data

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Inform students that they need to make sure their plans
from last lesson are completed before they move on to
collecting their data
-Inform students that they will be recording their data on
graph paper, not in their books
-Explain that before anyone starts collecting their data,
they need to have the table/tally they plan to use to record
their data approved by me. Make it clear that if anyone
starts collecting their data without getting their recording
method approved or in their books rather than on paper,
they will start again
-Explain to students the importance of categories when
collecting data, stressing the need to think about what
options they are going to offer people, or how they will sort
their data afterwards if the options are open ended
 -Explain that if anybody collects and sorts all their data,
they may start constructing their graph, also on graph
paper

9. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Give students time to collect their data

10. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Get students to pack up
 LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Graphing Data

AIM:
Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital
technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and
picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values (ACMSP096)
LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students will be able to effectively create graphs based data theyve collected
-Students will be able to properly label a graph

REFERENCES & RESOURCES:

-Graph paper

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed graphs

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

5. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that today theyre going to be
continuing on with their work on the investigation from
yesterday

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Start by completing the remaining class votes
-Explain that if any students didnt finish collecting their
data yesterday, they can continue with that first
-Tell students that once they have collected their data they
may start creating their graphs
-Remind students that they must complete their graphs on
graph paper, not in their books
-Remind students of the importance of properly labelling
their graphs and being neat, i.e. using rulers

11. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Give students time to complete their graphs
-If any students finish their graph, ask them to complete
the type of graph other than the one theyve completed
-If they finish that too, ask them to complete a picture
graph with a different key
 12. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)
5 mins -Get students to put their sheets in their books and pack
up

LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Graphing our data

AIM:
Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital
technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and
picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values (ACMSP096)
LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students can successfully display data they have collected using a graph
-Students can properly label a graph

REFERENCES & RESOURCES:

-Graph paper

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed graphs

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

6. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that now they have finished collecting
their data, they must display it by creating a graph

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Remind students that this is their final chance to
showcase to me everything that theyve learnt, so it should
be their best work
-Remind students of what is important when creating a
graph and record this on the board, as sort of a checklist
for the students to use
Use of a ruler / straight lines
Labels
Colour

13. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Give students time to complete their graphs
-Students that finished early should have collected extra
data from their buddy class, as them to graph these results
and compare them with their original graph

14. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Ask students to pack up

LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Finishing our graphs / using Excel

AIM:
Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables,
picture graphs and simple column graphs, with and without the use of digital
technologies (ACMSP069)

Interpret and compare data displays (ACMSP070)

Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital
technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and
picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values (ACMSP096)
LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students will complete or nearly complete their graphs
-Students will be able to describe to results of the data they collected / displayed
-Students will learn to create a graph digitally, using Excel

REFERENCES & RESOURCES:

-Laptops
-Graph paper

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed graphs
-Completed statements
-Completed digital graph

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

7. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that today were going to be
continuing work on our data investigations

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Explain to students that they need to complete or nearly
complete their graphs today
-Explain that we are aiming for them to complete one bar
graph, one picture graph and an explanation of the results,
minimum, if they complete this they can then move on and
complete a picture graph with a different key, and a
comparison of their graphs
-Remind students of the things that are expected of their
work that were discussed yesterday, e.g. rulers, colour
and labels
-Explain that while they are finishing their graphs, those
 students who have already finished theirs will be using
Excel to create a graph digitally

15. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Send students off to complete their graphs
-Select 6 students to teach digital graphing to, explaining
to these students that they will then become my experts
and help teach other students how to do it once they are
done
-Show these students how to create a graph using Excel
on the laptop / TV screen
-Send students to get laptops and complete their own
graphs
-Ask these students to pass the laptops on and teach other
students to do the same once theyve completed theirs

16. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Get students to pack up

LESSON PLANNING
LEARNING AREA: Mathematics: Data Representation & Interpretation

YEAR LEVEL: 3/4 TIME: 40 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Sharing our results

AIM:
Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables,
picture graphs and simple column graphs, with and without the use of digital
technologies (ACMSP069)

Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital
technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and
picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values (ACMSP096)

Interpret and compare data displays (ACMSP070)

LESSON OUTCOMES:
-Students will complete their graphs
-Students will display their findings
-Students will share their results with the class

REFERENCES & RESOURCES:

-Large card

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
-Completed display

SELF ASSESSMENT:
-Reflection

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME STEPS COMMENTS

8. INTRODUCTION (whole class)

5 mins -Explain to students that today theyre going to be finishing
their data investigations

2. EXPLICIT TEACHING (whole class)

10 mins and/or
GUIDED DISCOVERY (whole class)
-Explain to students that once they have finished their
graphs on paper they need to create a graph using a
laptop
-Explain that there will be experts that can help them do
this
-Explain that once all their graphs are done, or theyre
waiting for a laptop, they need to display their results, they
can do this by sticking their graphs, along with their
tables/tallies that they collected their results on onto card
-Remind them that their explanations about their results /
their comparisons are on the backs of their graphs so they
need to copy them onto paper before they glue their
graphs down
-Explain that at the end of the lesson theyre going to
share their results with the class
 17. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(group/individual)
20 mins -Give students time to complete their work

18. CONCLUSION (whole class share/reflect)

5 mins -Ask each pair to share their results with the class
-Get students to pack up