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Lesson Plan Pie Charts

This lesson plan teaches students how to plot and interpret pie charts. Students will construct pie charts where the total sample size is 360 degrees. They will learn that the area of each sector represents its proportion of the total rather than its frequency. Students will use compasses and protractors to divide a circle into sectors based on data. In the plenary, students will calculate frequencies from a completed pie chart to consolidate their understanding. Differentiation is provided for more and less able students.

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Lesson Plan Pie Charts

This lesson plan teaches students how to plot and interpret pie charts. Students will construct pie charts where the total sample size is 360 degrees. They will learn that the area of each sector represents its proportion of the total rather than its frequency. Students will use compasses and protractors to divide a circle into sectors based on data. In the plenary, students will calculate frequencies from a completed pie chart to consolidate their understanding. Differentiation is provided for more and less able students.

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Lesson Planning Sheet Title: Pie Charts Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson: All students should

be able to plot and interpret basic facts from a Pie Chart where the sample size is a factor of 360. Most students should be able to plot and compare facts about a pie chart. Some students should be able to plot and compare facts about a pie chart and appreiciate the limitations of using pie charts to represent data. Key words: Pie Chart, 360o, Circle, Data, Primary Data, Secondary Data, Discrete Data, Sample size, Mode Learning Activities Starter/Introduction Use the first slide to introduce the benefits of using Pie Charts to convey information. Students should understand that the area of the sector represents the proportion of the sample rather than its frequency. Posing the questions to the left of the chart will assess this. Discuss with the students where a circle is the most common shape for a Pie Chart. Development Students will need a pair of compasses, pencil and ruler to construct the circle. It is useful to also draw a radius to act as the baseline for the first sector. Discuss with the students that the circle has 360 degrees which will be proportioned according to the frequencies of each category. Students may need to be reminded about writing one number as a fraction of another, then how to calculate a fraction of an amount. For example, Apple mobile phone = ( ) . Since the students will be using 180degree protractors it is often most useful for the teacher to use the same rather than an interactive one. Real protractors are often much easier to handle. Students may need to be reminded that using the wrong scale could result in a 50o angle being constructed at 130o. Work through constructing the various sectors with the students. Students should work at the same pace as the teacher so that all keep up. Once the first pie chart is constructed students should then be able to construct the Pie Chart on the third slide independently. Plenary The plenary is used to consolidate and extend the students understanding by calculating the frequencies from a completed pie chart. Students will need to have a secure understanding of calculating a percentage of an amount using a calculator before attempting this. Have the solutions presented on mini-whiteboards for assessment and feedback. Differentiation More able: Students could look at comparing the effectiveness of representing data through pie charts/bar charts or any other means. Students could attempt matching pie and bar chart representations using the activity in additional resources. Less Able Students could use circles that are split up into tenths with the data corresponding to the sectors so that calculations involving fractions are negated. Pose questions involving Interpreting single sectors through questions such as, which is the mode/least popular/second popular rather than comparing sectors. Resources: Pairs of compasses, Calculators, Rulers, Pencils, Erasers Bar / Pie Charts Activity

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