1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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KEY VOCABULARY:
1)GRAPH
2)X-AXIS
3)Y-AXIS
4)INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
5)DEPENDENT VARIABLE
6)APPROPRIATE SCALE |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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HOW CAN WE CONSTRUCT AND INTERPRET GRAPHS ON THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
REGENTS EXAM?
1. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE BASIC PARTS OF A LINE GRAPH
(AND BAR GRAPH.
2. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE NUMERICAL DATA FROM A DATA TABLE
AND CONSTRUCT A GRAPH.
3. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE AN APPROPRIATE SCALE FOR THE AXES
OF THEIR GRAPHS.
4. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THEIR CONSTRUCTED GRAPHS TO LOOK
FOR TRENDS AND PATTERS BETWEEN VARIABLES THAT SHOW DEFINITE RELATIONSHIPS.
5. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR GRAPHS BASED
ON UPON THE TRENDS AND PATTERNS THEY DETECT. |
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4. Objectives-
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NYS LIVING ENVIRONMENT CORE CURRICULUM
STANDARD 1; KEY IDEA 3; PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 3.1 |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AND LAPTOP |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A |
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B. Practice-
STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND WILL BE GIVEN LIVING ENVIRONMENT
REGENTS GRAPHING PROBLEMS. EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO
CONSTRUCT THEIR GRAPHS. 5-7 MINUTES WILL BE USED BETWEEN EACH GRAPHING
SESSION TO GO OVER RESULTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. AFTER THE ACTIVITY,
THE STUDENT WILL BE WORKING ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL GRAPHING PACKETS UNTIL
THE END OF CLASS. |
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C. Independent Practice-
STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A PACKET WHERE THEY WILL HAVE TO
DRAW GRAPHS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO GRAPHING. THIS PACKET
IS DIRECTLY DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS MORE PRACTICE WITH CREATING
AND UNDERSTANDING GRAPHS THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY SEE ON THE REGENTS
EXAM. |
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D. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1)VISUAL PRESENTATION
2)DIFFERENT GRAPHING QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS REGENTS EXAMS
3)FLEXIBLE GROUPING
4)HANDS-ON PRACTICE |
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E. Checking for understanding-
DURING THE GROUP ACTIVITY, MYSELF AND MR. SMITH WILL BE ANSWERING
ANY QUESTIONS AND GIVING FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS. |
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F. Closure-
SUMMARIZE THE KEY FEATURES OF LE REGENTS GRAPHING QUESTIONS.
1)READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA OR THE EXPERIMENT BEFORE GRAPHING
ANY DATA FOUND IN THE DATA TABLES.
2)FOLLOW ALL THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THE TEST RELATED TO
CONSTRUCTING THE GRAPH.\
3)CREATE AN APPROPRIATE SCALE
4)DOUBLE CHECK THE WORK FOR ANY ERRORS OR MISTAKES |
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7. Evaluation-
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STUDENTS WILL TURN IN THEIR GRAPHING RESULTS FROM THE GROUP AND
INDIVIDUAL GRAPHING ACTIVITIES. THEY WILL BE GRADED FOR ACCURACY AND
CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS. |
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