One
of the activities in the math project is for students to
analyze a graph or chart showing statistical or numeric
data. In this activity the students create or find a graph
or chart depicting some kind of numeric data or statistics
on a theme of interest. Ths might include themes related
to social, political, scientific or environmental issues.
In this case a sixth grade student chose to look up statistics
on women in the workplace. After creating or finding the
graph or chart, students explain the information that it
conveys and write about the implications they think the
data projects.
The
graphic below shows an example of a worksheet created by
a Puerto Rican teacher in the math project to guide her
students in this activity. Finding a graph of interest in
the newspaper was just the first step for the student whose
work appears below. The student also wrote a one page essay
analyzing these statistics on "Women-owned Businesses
in the U.S." and the implications of this data.
