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TEACHER FACILITATED LESSONS: DATA COLLECTION

What is a Teacher Facilitated Lesson?

Teacher Facilitated lessons are lessons that can be downloaded from the internet to your own computer for use in the classroom. These activities offer opportunities for students learn particular math concepts either AT the computer or AWAY from the computer. These lessons are facilitated by the teacher to some degree.

These files are available to you in both the WORD (.doc) and PDF format so that you can take the activity "as is" (PDF) or take it in a form that you can easily modify (.doc) to suit your own needs.

Teacher Facilitated Lessons for Collecting Data

Activities
PDF Format
WORD (.doc) Format
Data Collection: Understanding Populations, Samples, Biases: This activity has students participating in gathering simple data from populations, samples, and biased samples so that they are able to discuss the role that populations, samples, biases and other factors play in the process of collecting data. This documents provides you with all the required materials.

Random Samples - A Demonstration Activity: This activity demonstrated to students factors that may make sampling biased and gets them thinking about how dependable data collection is when based on a sample that may be influenced by other factors (too small in size, etc).

That's Easy for You to Say! - Survey Project (Statistics Canada): This activity takes students through the processes of defining, designing, collecting, processing, and reporting data collected through a survey.
You may wish to complete only the initial 3 sections (defining, designing, and collecting) parts of this activity initially. Once student are familiar with processing and interpreting data they will be better able to complete the following two sections.
Not available as this activity is from Statistics Canada.
Additional Activities on Data Management can be found at Statistics Canada. Eight activities (PDF) were developed for use in elementary, intermediate and secondary classes across the country.
Not available as this activity is from Statistics Canada.
Lesson Plans Related to Data Collection - Statistics Canada - These lessons cover the elementary through secondary levels. The above link also has a side navigation bar that provides you access to valuable information about data collection in general - great background for teachers and students!