Brandy Diltz

UbD Rationale
Technology Project

I chose this project to incorporate both math concepts and technology.

For this projects students will use technology to create and send a survey, make
a data display and presentation and present their finding. They will show their
knowledge of the technology tools and their knowledge of population samples,
measures of central tendency and data displays.
According to Dales Cone of Experience students remember 90% of what
they do. Students are creating and administering a small population study and
using their findings to create a presentation. Students are also using the higher
level thinking skills from Blooms taxonomy. Students are analyzing patterns in
their data, evaluating the outcomes and creating a presentation to explain their
findings.
There are a variety of math and technology standards being covered in
this lesson. The math standards below will be the focus for this project.

M.7.SP.1 Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about

a population by examining a sample of the population; generalizations
about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is
representative of that population. Understand that random sampling tends
to produce representative samples and support valid inferences.

M.7.SP.2 Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a

population with an unknown characteristic of interest. Generate multiple
samples (or simulated samples) of the same size to gauge the variation in
estimates or predictions.

M.7.SP.3 Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical

data distributions with similar variability, measuring the difference between
the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of variability.

M.7.SP.4 Use measures of center and measures of variability for

numerical data from random samples to draw informal comparative
inferences about two populations.

This project will also focus on the following technology standards.

2. Communication and collaboration (b) Communicate information and

ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and
formats

4. Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making (c) Collect and
analyze data to identify solutions and/or make decisions

6. Technology operations and concepts (a) Understand and use

technology systems