Day # 3. Lesson plan
Enhancing Scientific Communication: Teaching Students to Present Data Effectively
This blog post will focus on three key objectives that educators should prioritize: presenting data as tables, drawings, and graphs. By teaching students how to use these tools, we empower them to transform raw data into meaningful and accessible information.
Objectives
- Presenting data as tables, drawings, tables and graphs
Vocabulary
- Line Graph: a graph which is drawn to show the relationship between two continuous variables
- Histogram: a graph which is drawn to show the frequency of one continuous variable
- Bar Chart: A graph which is drawn to show the relationship between one continuous and one discontinuous variable
Bellringer
- Bell ringer#3
- Alternative: Explain how is a histogram different than a bar chart.
Lesson
- Start the day with Bell ringer#3
- Lecture/Notes (PPT – slides 10 – 22 )
- this lesson covers Cambridge level requirements for data presentation, such as: rules for graphing data as a line graph, bar graph or histogram; when to use a line graph versus a bar graph or histogram and rules for presenting data in the form of data tables or biological drawings.
- below are slides 10, 12, and 15 of the PPT
- Use Student Guided Notes – This year, I’m using Version B Guided Notes with my students, as I’ve noticed they benefit from having more structured support during class.
- It features fill-in-the-blank prompts for key vocabulary and concepts, making notetaking faster and more accessible, especially for English language learners or those with processing difficulties.
- Small group activity
- have students work with a partner
- one student will make the biological drawing on slide 13 and the other student the biological drawing from slide 14 (you can print out the two slides and hand it to students so they are able to see the close up of the biological specimens. Laminate the handout and will last for many years to come.)
- have students exchange drawings and grade it.
- Lecture/Notes (PPT – slides 10 – 22 )– cont.
- Briefly explain the types of graphs (line graphs, bar graphs, histograms) and their purposes- slides 15, 16, 17, 20
- Show examples of how to graph each type of graph correctly -slides 18, 19, 21, 22.
- Graphing Activity
- Exit ticket
- If you opt to have students complete their notes using the Student Guided Notes format during your lecture, then use the bellringer as the exit ticket activity in class.
- If you opt to have students complete their notes using the Student Guided Notes format at home (homework), then use the following exit ticket activity:
- Example page 196-197 (Coursebook)
- Test yourself – page 198 (Coursebook)
Homework – high level/flipped classroom
- Version A – For High-Level Students:
Ideal for independent or advanced learners, this version requires students to copy all notes by hand as homework before class. This flipped-learning approach helps students come to class prepared, freeing up time for application activities, discussions, and AICE-style practice questions. - For this assignment have students fill in the blanks using the PPT Presentation. The Guided Notes can be found HERE. See few pages below.
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