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Subject: MathematicsLesson Title: Comparing the Same Data DifferentlyGoals/Objectives:• Students will take the data provided by the teacher and as a class, group orindividually, compare differing representations of it to determine which representationbest imparts the intended message or meaning.National Standards met: Data Analysis and Probability Standard (Grade 4)• Compare different representations of the same data to evaluate how well eachrepresentation shows important aspects of the data, and identify appropriate ways todisplay the data. http://www.nctm.org/standards/standards.htmMethods/Procedures:MATHEMATICS• Prior to or after visiting the Patriots’ website, students will have held at least onediscussion on professional football and various aspects of the sport to make certain allstudents are somewhat familiar with the game.• The teacher will then provide the students with data from this guide, from the Patriots’website (patriots.com), or another source. A good topic could be the roster from thePatriots’ Super Bowl XXXIX season or the current Super Bowl champions. Studentscan use this data in their data representations (bar, pie etc.).• At this point the instructor should decide whether to do this data representation as aclass, group or individually. Doing one graphic representation (i.e. bar graph) ofcolleges attended by the winning Super Bowl team, as a class is a great starting pointfor discussion and reference point.• Students can be assigned to do another graph (i.e. pie) by filling in the proper ‘slice’with college name as a transition to doing a representation without any assistance.• If the teacher chooses individual or group work instead of class as a whole work, timeshould be set aside to present graphs and findings to class.• The class should come to a consensus or at the least discuss which graphicrepresentation best imparts the information. The strong and weak points of eachrepresentation should be addresses.Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 58 New England Patriots Edition