ICT teacher handbook/Data representation and processing

Transaction notes for activities

Activity Name

1. Time estimate
2. Prior preparation
3. Methodology
4. Discussion questions
5. Subject integration
6. Assessment

Reading Data

1. Data set 1
   1. Map of forest cover [1]
   2. Pie chart of Indian languages
2. Data set 2

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1. 1. [2]
2. Data set 3
   1. [3]
   2. [4]
3. Data set 4
4. This activity will take 80 minutes
5. 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.
6. 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
   1. What are the data elements captured?
   2. Is the data giving your exact numbers or only relative estimation?
   3. What can you conclude from the data?
   4. What are the advantages in each kind of representation? When do you think each method is suited?
   5. What further information on the topic would you like to find out?
7. The data sets can be drawn so as to represent different subjects
8. Rubrics for assessment
   1. Ability to navigate the folder and open the graph/ image
   2. Creating a text document and saving with an appropriate file name
   3. Entering the sum
9. Assessment

=How to make data meaningful

1. Time estimate
2. Prior preparation
3. Methodology
4. Discussion questions
5. Subject integration
6. Assessment