Surf for More Math

Lesson 5 - Communicate About Data

To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Communicate About Data, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Interpret displays of data and discuss them using math language.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 64-65

Instructions for Use

Bar Graph lets students interpret the predefined data displayed on the bar graph or enter their own data.

To use Bar Graph, choose a data set from the pull-down menu, or type in the data in the data box and click the 'Graph Data' button. By dragging the 'Bar Width' scrollbar, students may alter the thickness of the bars. By dragging the vertical scrollbar, students may adjust the scale of the graph or simply input maximum and minimum values into the text fields. Then click the 'Set Min and Max' button. To change the colour of the bars, select the bar colour from a drop-down menu. To clear all the data, click the 'Clear Data' button.

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		Surf for More Math Lesson 5 - Communicate About Data To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Communicate About Data, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs. Goal Interpret displays of data and discuss them using math language. Builds Upon Student Book pages 64-65 Instructions for Use Bar Graph lets students interpret the predefined data displayed on the bar graph or enter their own data. To use Bar Graph, choose a data set from the pull-down menu, or type in the data in the data box and click the 'Graph Data' button. By dragging the 'Bar Width' scrollbar, students may alter the thickness of the bars. By dragging the vertical scrollbar, students may adjust the scale of the graph or simply input maximum and minimum values into the text fields. Then click the 'Set Min and Max' button. To change the colour of the bars, select the bar colour from a drop-down menu. To clear all the data, click the 'Clear Data' button.