Lesson Plan : Frequency Tables/Histograms

Teacher: Joyce
Grade: Grade 9-10
Subject: Math

Topic: Collecting Data

Math - Graphs Histogram Frequency Table Tally marks Frequency Horizontal
Content:
Axis Vertical Axis Intervals
Students will learn to organize data in the form of graphs and tables. Students
Goals:
will learn to interpret data from graphs.
Organize information in frequency tables. Construct frequency tables and
Objectives:
histograms. Read histograms.
Materials: Textbook Overhead Projector Transparencies Dittos/Handouts
Use the overhead Transparency #1. Students will read the short paragraph.
Complete the table on the transparency with the class. List al the letters from
Introduction:
A-Z. Make a tally for each letter in the paragraph. Count the marks and record
the frequency.
Use Transparency #2 to establish and model the steps for making a frequency
table. Elicit from students the reason for ordering the data (answer: to simplify
interpretation) Stress that tally marks are an efficient way to keep count. Each
tally mark is grouped in 5's. Complete the table in Transparency #2. Make sure
students notice that the frequency total is the same as the number of data
items. Using Transparency #3, indicate to students that when the data contains
many different numbers, you can group the data into equal intervals. You will
Development: be making a grouped-frequency table for the data. Discuss with students how to
set up equal intervals. Model the steps as you complete the table on the
Transparency. Use Transparency #4 to explain how to use grouped-frequency
data to make a histogram. Model and demonstrate how to draw and label the
horizontal and vertical axis, and how to mark the lowest value of each interval
on the horizontal axis. Make sure students understand that the bars need to be
as wide as the interval and as high as the frequency. Elicit from student a title
for the histogram.
Students will complete Questions #9-12 in Part I of the MIU: Olympic Hoops.
Practice: Teacher will monitor students and provide immediate feedback as they are
working on this activity.
Students will receive one-on-one help from para. Students will be given
Accommodations:
additional time as needed.
Checking For Students will be assessed through classwork product. Students will be assessed
Understanding: through oral questioning Students will be assessed through homework.
Have students summarize the steps to follow when making a frequency table
and a histogram. Elicit from them that they can create a histogram from a
Closure:
frequency table. Ask students what other information they can obtain from
reading a histogram. (answer: mode and median).
Students will be asked to make a frequency table and histogram from a given
Evaluation:
set of numbers.
1. Was lesson well supported by visuals? 2. Were students actively participating
Teacher Reflections: in the lesson? 3. What part of the lesson was the most difficult for students?
How can I re-teach this portion of the lesson?