Organising… · SHS2 Additional Mathematics

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.1.LI.1 - Undertake research to gather data using appropriate tools.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify a researchable problem or phenomenon within the school or local community and formulate a clear research question to guide data collection.
Justify the choice of an appropriate data collection method (survey, interview, or observation) for a given research problem.
Design a simple data collection tool (questionnaire, interview guide, or observation checklist) that captures relevant information for the research question.
Apply a suitable sampling technique to select respondents or observation subjects for a small-scale study.
Collect raw data systematically and present the initial organised data to the class, explaining the steps taken.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Handling Data (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Organising, Representing and Interpreting Data (4.1)
Content standard: 2.4.1.CS.1 - Apply techniques for collecting data, including census, sampling and observation in real life. 2.4.1.LO.1 Conduct research on a given situation, collect, organise, and represent the data graphically and explain the findings of the research using the graphs.
Indicator: 2.4.1.LI.1 - Undertake research to gather data using appropriate tools.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 14 (Week 34 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 414

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-based Learning, Talk for Learning, Group work, Presentation and Building on what others say.
Learning Experience: Learners undertake research on a chosen phenomenon in school and/or the community.
Activity 1 Choosing a research area or problem. Learners in groups choose a topic of interest for their research and discuss in detail how to conduct research on it. Examples are average bills paid by households of students, favourite musicians of students, a suitable method for domestic waste disposal, solutions to water or air pollution in the mining area, etc.
Activity 2 Choose the appropriate method of data collection Learners in groups choose a suitable method of data collection to address a given research problem (e.g. survey, interview or observation) and decide how to sample people and design appropriate tools (e.g. questionnaire, interview guide or observation guide) for collecting such data.
Example: Using a survey questionnaire or interview guide to collect data on ways to reduce air or water pollution. Using observation to collect data on the amount of electricity current consumed in a week by households of students.
Activity 3 Initial organisation and presentation of raw data Group leaders make a presentation of their raw data to the whole class.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Real-life data samples from both the school community and/or outside the school community.
- ICT tools
Assessment (2.4.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.