04-18+to+04-25

> =**April 18 through 21, 2011 ** = > ===**Student Learning Focus-- I will: ** === > containing descriptive graphics and labels. Create a variety of spreadsheet > styles and layouts. || > **TA.6-8.10D** Use a variety of > font styles, and sizes, as well demonstrate appropriate use of page design to communicate ideas effectively. > **TA.6-8.8D** Use technology in self-directed activities by sharing products for > defined audiences. > **TA.6-8.10A-E** Create useful, easy to read graphs and charts after gathering meaningful data.
 * **TA.6-8.10C** Create a variety of spreadsheet layouts

Tuesday and Wednesday April 19 & 20
Work quickly, we will be doing a stand and deliver after :30 minutes
 * Complete the following vocabulary list Vocabulary 6a:
 * 1) Pie chart
 * 2) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">bar chart
 * 3) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">line graph
 * 4) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">data point
 * 5) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">mean
 * 6) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">median
 * 7) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">mode
 * 8) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">average
 * 9) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">sum
 * 10) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">longitudinal data
 * 11) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">data sample
 * 12) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">control
 * 13) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">study (noun)
 * 14) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">value
 * 15) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">percentage
 * 16) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">format
 * 17) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">statistics
 * 18) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">data-driven
 * 19) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">standard deviation
 * 20) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">law of averages


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Now answer the following Questions on your vocabulary document:

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What type of graph is designed to show change over time?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What type of graph is made for comparing large samples of information easily?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What type of graph is designed to show parts of a whole?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Could the pet graph have been done as a bar graph?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Could the waste graph be done as a pie graph?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">If you could create a survey, what would you want to find out?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What questions would you ask?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What outcome would you predict for your survey?

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|U.S average rainfall]
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Now, create a graph using the following data set and decide which type of graph works best, circle, bar or line:

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">When you finish, if there is time left you may go to learning.com. You may NOT play games or go to any other websites.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">If you cannot save your work, make sure you print a copy and save it to turn in when I come back.

> ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Monday April 18, 2011 ** == > <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This is a short week so we need to get a lot done--
 * <span style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">You should have 2 separate graph documents finished and saved.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The first one should contain the 3 graphs from the first assignment sheet.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It should be named Last Name, First Initial 04-15-11 Charts and Graphs
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The second graph should contain the Houston Census data.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It should be named Last, First, Date Charts and Graphs 2 or Census Data


 * <span style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Next go to <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Learning.com].
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Work on improving your typing speed as well as the chart and graph assignments.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Don't spend too much time at typing pal, instead alternate between taking quizzes and working on typing.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If the class is spending too much time on Typing Pal, playing games, or becomes too loud and unmanageable, I will disable the apps at learning.com.
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Look for assignments at learning.com that contain data sets, and practice selecting and setting up graphs from the data.