Collecting and Organizing Data
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Author:
Alli Flowers
System: Mobile County School: The Pathway
General Activity Information
Activity ID:
2382
Title: Collecting and Organizing Data
Digital Tool/Resource: Data Collection Nearpod
Web Address – URL:
Overview: Students will work collaboratively to collect data in a spreadsheet and create graphs or charts using Nearpod .
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Associated Standards and Objectives
Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science 10) Collect data and organize it in a chart or graph collaboratively.
Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will work collaboratively to collect data and create graphs or charts. Teacher Vocabulary:
Knowledge:
Students know:
data can be collected in various ways.
results of data can be depicted in various ways. Skills:
Students are able to:
collect data using simple methods such as tally sheets, paper squares, voting.
as a group build simple graphs on paper.
as a group enter simple data into a spreadsheet. Understanding:
Students understand that:
data can be collected in various ways.
results of data can be shared in various ways such as graphs, picture charts.
Learning Objectives: Students will use a spreadsheet to collaboratively collect data and organize it in a chart or graph.
Strategies, Preparations and Variations
Phase: During/Explore/Explain
Activity: The teacher will launch Nearpod and give students a code to begin.
Working as a teacher-paced lesson, follow the instructions in the Nearpod .
The students will create a spreadsheet and collect data from their classmates to create a graph and chart using the data they have collected.
Data recommended in the lesson should include shoe size, birth month, favorite movie, favorite subject, and whether or not classmates have a pet.
The more data with numbers that are used, the more graphs and charts the students can create.
The teacher will use the graph(s) and chart(s) in order to assess the students' work.
Assessment Strategies: A grading rubric such as the following could be used to assess each student's spreadsheet:
Did student collect all required data. Complete? 30 pts
Does spreadsheet include graph? 35 pts
Does spreadsheet include chart? 35 pts
Advanced Preparation: The teacher will need a Nearpod account to launch the lesson.
This lesson is recommended as a teacher-paced lesson.
Students will need to know how to create a spreadsheet in either Sheets or Excel.
Instructions on creating the graph and chart from the data are included in the Nearpod lesson.
Variation Tips (optional):
Notes or Recommendations (optional): Nearpod.com creates an inclusive and immersive learning experience by allowing students to actively participate in every lesson.
Keywords and Search Tags
Keywords and Search Tags:
chart, data, graph, Nearpod, spreadsheet
