Project Based Learning (PBL)Integration: statistics, STEM, SS (Culture), Science, Writing about mathMI Theory: Logical-Mathematical, intrapersonal, visual-spatial21st century: critical thinking, technology, creativity, and communicationBlooms Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

Comparing the Greats!Your Task:1. What parts make up a good graph? (Hint: vocab words!)- Define and explain. 2. Flip a quarter 20 times. How many times did you get heads? (Can use iPad app)a. Make a prediction about how many times you will flip a heads.b. Create a bar graph to represent the datac. Create a line plot to represent the datad. Make sure both graphs are neat, have titles, both are correctly labeled, and all data is there. e. Was your prediction accurate? Why or why not. 3. Compare your results to other classes (found in folder)a. Find the mean, median, mode and range for your datai. Describe the shape of your data.b. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the other datai. Describe the shape of their data.c. How does the data compare? Use your data analysis words to describe! d. What do you think will happen if you flip the coin 100 times? 1000 times? Do you think you will get more, less, or about the same distribution of data? What conclusions can you make? 4. Choose one example of an infographics from the folder:a. What is the infographic about?b. What information is given? c. How would you describe the data?d. How was the data displayed?e. If you were creating your own, what id you like about the infographic that you would use on your own infographic?f. Is this a good representation of data? Why or why not? 5. Create own infographic. Can be done on the computer or on poster paper. Possible topics: sports, books, food, countries, states, colleges, music, games, other. You must compare at least two different things in at least 3 different categories.

Rubric for infographicFocus Areas:Helpful Hints:Points

TitleMake it fun and creative, but I should be able to know exactly what I am looking at and what the infographic will be about2

LabelsMake sure to label each of the sets of data so that the reader knows what is being compared. No more than a few words!2

Compares at least two different things Ex: Steph Curry vs. LeBron James2

3 different categories are compared Ex: points, rebounds, assists3

Describe the data.Use your data analysis words3

Clear message to reader The reader should be able to understand exactly what is being shown and what message you are trying to get across2

Neatness/EffortMake it your best work!3

CreativityHave fun with the assignment and think outside the box!3

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