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Activity 4a (Maths): Graphical Representation of Data
Workshop @ Ping Yi Secondary on 29 & 31 July 2008
Information to Participants
Science teachers involved in the workshop would have received an email inviting you to join the group blog.
Accept the invitation and you will be able to contribute to the blog as a co-author.
Click HERE to return workshop blog.
Science teachers involved in the workshop would have received an email inviting you to join the group blog.
Accept the invitation and you will be able to contribute to the blog as a co-author.
Click HERE to return workshop blog.
In this activity, you will use a digital camera to capture graphical representations of data (ie. charts and graphs) around you. Evaluate the choice of the graphical representations.
Instructions
1. Take photographs of 3 kinds of charts/graphs that you can find at home or in school. They should be cover 3 of the following...
- bar graphs
- pictograms
- line graphs
- pie charts
- histograms
2. Insert the photos in a PowerPoint Presentation.
3. Beside each photo, name the type of graphical representation and suggest why that graphical representation is used to present the data.
4. Upload the PowerPoint slides into GoogleDoc.
5. Create a post in this Activity blog and embed the presentation in the post (see Additional Handout 1, p1-3).
6. Your work will be posted in the Activity blog.
What's next...
Look at the postings by others. Ask questions to clarify. You may also comment to give your classmates a different perspective.
1. Take photographs of 3 kinds of charts/graphs that you can find at home or in school. They should be cover 3 of the following...
- bar graphs
- pictograms
- line graphs
- pie charts
- histograms
2. Insert the photos in a PowerPoint Presentation.
3. Beside each photo, name the type of graphical representation and suggest why that graphical representation is used to present the data.
4. Upload the PowerPoint slides into GoogleDoc.
5. Create a post in this Activity blog and embed the presentation in the post (see Additional Handout 1, p1-3).
6. Your work will be posted in the Activity blog.
What's next...
Look at the postings by others. Ask questions to clarify. You may also comment to give your classmates a different perspective.