Stephanie Running

Secondary Lesson Plan Template Topic of lesson: Intro to Statistics Lesson 1 Length of class: 50 minutes Standard(s) to be addressed in this lesson: 7.SP.1. Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population; generalizations about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is representative of the population. Enduring Understandings/Essential Questions targeted in this lesson: Statistics is the process of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to make and evaluate inferences and predictions about our world How can we use statistics to study and analyze the world? Learning Objectives for this lesson (Written using verbs from Blooms Taxonomy): Students will formulate what statistics are and how they are used and found in the world through small group and whole class discussion with accurate statistical inferences and justification. Instructional method(s) chosen in this lesson (and why): Discussion, this will get students to talk about statistics and how it fits in the real world, they can explore the ideas in their own way to make inferences and justifications. Materials/Resources: -Pre-test -Real world statistics: commercials, ads, newspapers, news, TV -Pencil/paper Lesson Sequence: (How will you organize your lesson?) 1. Begin the day with a pre-test for the statistics unit 2. As students finish, they need to write everything they know about statistics until everyone has finished the pre-test 3. Introduce the Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions. 4. Show multiple ads, newspapers, commercials, and news with statistics Have students write down what they notice about each 5. Facilitate discussion about statistics: Have students in small groups of 3-5 and ask these questions and give them time to talk and then share out to the whole class. a. What does it mean? b. How is it portrayed? c. Is it all truthful, how do you know?

d. How can statistics affect your life? e. How can you tell what the statistics is telling us? 6. Closure: have students do a quick write of one thing they learned and one thing they want to learn more about.

Assessment of learning (How will I know if students achieved my learning objectives?) Through the class discussion and the quick write exit slip, I can see if students understand the inferences and justification that statistics have in the world. Lesson Checklist Did I hook my students by getting them excited about the topic? Did I introduce my learning objectives to the students (even if I just posted them in the room)? Are my learning objectives aligned with my state standards? Did I choose an instructional strategy/activity appropriate to the purpose(s) of the lesson? Did I organize my lesson clearly? Did I account for any downtime and/or transitions? Did I model or provide guided practice (if necessary)? Did I scaffold student learning (if necessary)? Did I assess my students learning (formative or summative)? Did I successfully bring the lesson to a within the allotted time? Did I provide a bridge to the next lesson in my unit sequence? Did I provide anchor/enrichment activities for students who complete the lesson early (if necessary)? Did I differentiate for my individual students needs?