Teaching pack: Data Collection (Year 8) -- a week of maths lessons

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Data Collection: a week of ready-to-teach maths

Five days of lessons for Year 8 Statistics. Print this pack and the week is prepared.

AC9M8ST01

investigate techniques for data collection including census, sampling, experiment and observation, and explain the practicalities and implications of obtaining data through these techniques

Start here: five minutes to Monday

Skim the week at a glance.
Print the five days (plan + worksheet each).
Cut out the card sheet once.
Open the free interactive unit on your board.
Teach from the plan.

On the board

On-screen pictures: “Day 1 practice”, “Day 2 practice”, “Day 3 practice”, “Day 4 practice”, “Day 5 practice”.

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Aligned to Australian Curriculum V9 (AC9M8ST01). Original material from seegongsik. Descriptors (c) ACARA, CC BY 4.0.

The week at a glance5 lessons

The week at a glance

One lesson a day. Run them in order where you can.

Day	Lesson	Children learn and do	On screen
1	Day 1 practice	Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet	Board: Day 1 practice
2	Day 2 practice	Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet	Board: Day 2 practice
3	Day 3 practice	Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet	Board: Day 3 practice
4	Day 4 practice	Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet	Board: Day 4 practice
5	Day 5 practice	Practise the idea with talk, board and worksheet	Board: Day 5 practice

Materials

This pack printed.
Pencils and the board or projector.
Optional counters or rulers if a day plan names them.

A note home

This week in maths we work on data collection. Ask: What did you practise today?

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Day 1 · Teacher planDay 1 of 5

Day 1 practice

Children practise “Day 1 practice” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.

We are learning to

explain day 1 practice in Year 8 words,
use the board picture to check thinking,
record an example on paper.

Success criteria

I can show one example of today’s idea.
I can say the idea in a short sentence.

You need

interactive unit open on “Day 1 practice”,
worksheet (next sheet), one per child,

Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)

5 min	Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?”
10 min	On the board Open “Day 1 practice”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?”
15 min	Worksheet Children complete the day sheet.
10 min	Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?”

On the board

Leave “Day 1 practice” on screen for the main block.

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Watch for

Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?

Answers and look-fors

Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about day 1 practice.

Day 1 · Worksheet

Day 1 practice

NameClassDate

Use the board picture. Show your thinking.

1. Draw or write one example from the board.

2. What is the main idea in your words?

3. Make a second example of your own.

I know I am right because

I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Day 2 · Teacher planDay 2 of 5

Day 2 practice

Children practise “Day 2 practice” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.

We are learning to

explain day 2 practice in Year 8 words,
use the board picture to check thinking,
record an example on paper.

Success criteria

I can show one example of today’s idea.
I can say the idea in a short sentence.

You need

interactive unit open on “Day 2 practice”,
worksheet (next sheet), one per child,

Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)

5 min	Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?”
10 min	On the board Open “Day 2 practice”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?”
15 min	Worksheet Children complete the day sheet.
10 min	Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?”

On the board

Leave “Day 2 practice” on screen for the main block.

seegongsik.com/au/y8/statistics/AC9M8ST01

Watch for

Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?

Answers and look-fors

Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about day 2 practice.

Day 2 · Worksheet

Day 2 practice

NameClassDate

Use the board picture. Show your thinking.

1. Draw or write one example from the board.

2. What is the main idea in your words?

3. Make a second example of your own.

I know I am right because

I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Day 3 · Teacher planDay 3 of 5

Day 3 practice

Children practise “Day 3 practice” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.

We are learning to

explain day 3 practice in Year 8 words,
use the board picture to check thinking,
record an example on paper.

Success criteria

I can show one example of today’s idea.
I can say the idea in a short sentence.

You need

interactive unit open on “Day 3 practice”,
worksheet (next sheet), one per child,

Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)

5 min	Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?”
10 min	On the board Open “Day 3 practice”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?”
15 min	Worksheet Children complete the day sheet.
10 min	Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?”

On the board

Leave “Day 3 practice” on screen for the main block.

seegongsik.com/au/y8/statistics/AC9M8ST01

Watch for

Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?

Answers and look-fors

Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about day 3 practice.

Day 3 · Worksheet

Day 3 practice

NameClassDate

Use the board picture. Show your thinking.

1. Draw or write one example from the board.

2. What is the main idea in your words?

3. Make a second example of your own.

I know I am right because

I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Day 4 · Teacher planDay 4 of 5

Day 4 practice

Children practise “Day 4 practice” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.

We are learning to

explain day 4 practice in Year 8 words,
use the board picture to check thinking,
record an example on paper.

Success criteria

I can show one example of today’s idea.
I can say the idea in a short sentence.

You need

interactive unit open on “Day 4 practice”,
worksheet (next sheet), one per child,

Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)

5 min	Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?”
10 min	On the board Open “Day 4 practice”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?”
15 min	Worksheet Children complete the day sheet.
10 min	Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?”

On the board

Leave “Day 4 practice” on screen for the main block.

seegongsik.com/au/y8/statistics/AC9M8ST01

Watch for

Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?

Answers and look-fors

Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about day 4 practice.

Day 4 · Worksheet

Day 4 practice

NameClassDate

Use the board picture. Show your thinking.

1. Draw or write one example from the board.

2. What is the main idea in your words?

3. Make a second example of your own.

I know I am right because

I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Day 5 · Teacher planDay 5 of 5

Day 5 practice

Children practise “Day 5 practice” with talk, the board picture, and a short worksheet. About 40 minutes.

We are learning to

explain day 5 practice in Year 8 words,
use the board picture to check thinking,
record an example on paper.

Success criteria

I can show one example of today’s idea.
I can say the idea in a short sentence.

You need

interactive unit open on “Day 5 practice”,
worksheet (next sheet), one per child,

Lesson flow (about 40 minutes)

5 min	Warm-up Ask: “What might help us today?”
10 min	On the board Open “Day 5 practice”. Ask: “What changed on the screen?”
15 min	Worksheet Children complete the day sheet.
10 min	Share Ask: “In one sentence, what was today’s idea?”

On the board

Leave “Day 5 practice” on screen for the main block.

seegongsik.com/au/y8/statistics/AC9M8ST01

Watch for

Skipping the board -- bring them back to the picture.
Correct answer with no explanation -- ask how do you know?

Answers and look-fors

Meeting the idea sounds like a clear sentence about day 5 practice.

Day 5 · Worksheet

Day 5 practice

NameClassDate

Use the board picture. Show your thinking.

1. Draw or write one example from the board.

2. What is the main idea in your words?

3. Make a second example of your own.

I know I am right because

I can teach this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Cut-out cardsReuse all week

Talk cards for Data Collection

Cut out. Hold up a card and give an example.

Day 1 practice

Give an example.

Day 2 practice

Give an example.

Day 3 practice

Give an example.

Day 4 practice

Give an example.

Day 5 practice

Give an example.

Store in an envelope labelled AC9M8ST01.

Mini-check · End of week

Show what you know: Data Collection

NameClassDate

Work on your own. Use pictures or numbers.

1. Draw or write the big idea of this week.

2. Give one clear example.

3. Give a second different example.

4. What mistake should we watch for?

I can explain this idea to a partner:Yes □ No □

Mini-check · AnswersTeacher

Answers and look-fors

Item 1 names the unit idea (data collection) in child words.
Items 2-3: two different correct examples.
Item 4: a real muddle for this topic.

Use day-plan look-fors across the week.