Correct a misleading conclusion. Individuals review a set of data and a conclusion to determine what is wrong with the conclusion. Pupils then represent the data with an appropriate display. Finally, learners develop a correct conclusion from the data about the amount of chocolate eaten by males and females.

Concepts

data analysis, data display, survey methods, surveys, comparisons, data, data collection, data representations

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct a survey in class on how many candy bars are consumed weekly and determine whether the results are similar to the one presented in the task
• Brainstorm different methods to display discreet data to make it easy to compare

Classroom Considerations

• The class should have knowledge of collecting and reporting data

Pros

• Includes sample responses
• Contains a rubric to use to score the assessments

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP1 MP3 MP6 6.SP.A.3 6.SP.B.4 6.SP.B.5.a 6.SP.B.5.c 7.SP.B.4