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==Reading Data==
==Reading Data==
#Data set 1
#Data set 1
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##<u>Map of forest cover</u> [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_vegetation,_natural_and_cultivated,_favorable_weather_boosts_Indian_agriculture,_April_2008.jpg]
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##<u>Map of forest cover</u> {{ext-img|300px|https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_vegetation,_natural_and_cultivated,_favorable_weather_boosts_Indian_agriculture,_April_2008.jpg}}
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##Pie chart of Indian languages [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons`/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png]
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##Pie chart of Indian languages {ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons`/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png
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#Data set 2
#Data set 2
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[##https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg/2000px-India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg.png]
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##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg/2000px-India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg.png}}
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##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg/2000px-WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg.png]
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##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg/2000px-WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg.png}}
#Data set 3
#Data set 3
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##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/India_78.40398E_20.74980N.jpg]
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##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/India_78.40398E_20.74980N.jpg}}
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##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Indian_Forest_Cover.png]
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##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Indian_Forest_Cover.png}}
#Data set 4
#Data set 4
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#This activity will take 80 minutes
#This activity will take 80 minutes
#Data sets have to be prepared (in sets of 2 or 3) for each computer/ group of students. A data folder must be created on each computer and the data sets copied.
#Data sets have to be prepared (in sets of 2 or 3) for each computer/ group of students. A data folder must be created on each computer and the data sets copied.
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#Copy the data folder on the computers. For each data set, make a set of questions for the students to answer after a study of the graph. After the students complete the analysis, encourage them to express the summary of the analysis in the form of a mind map. #The following questions can be given to the students for discussion
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#Copy the data folder on the computers. For each data set, make a set of questions for the students to answer after a study of the graph. After the students complete the analysis, encourage them to express the summary of the analysis in the form of a mind map. The following questions can be given to the students for discussion
##What are the data elements captured?
##What are the data elements captured?
##Is the data giving your exact numbers or only relative estimation?
##Is the data giving your exact numbers or only relative estimation?
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##Ability to navigate the folder and open the graph/ image
##Ability to navigate the folder and open the graph/ image
##Creating a text document and saving with an appropriate file name
##Creating a text document and saving with an appropriate file name
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##Entering the sum
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#Assessment
==How to make data meaningful=
==How to make data meaningful=