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World Event Research Project

7th Grade Pre-Algebra
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Research Project
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Small Group Cooperation/Collaboration
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 * //Lesson Objectives: //**
 * Students will use number sense to estimate and justify the reasonableness of solutions to problems.
 * Students will read and construct displays of data using appropriate techniques and appropriate technology.
 * Students will understand how to work together to construct a display of data.


 * //Time required to complete this lesson: //**1 week

World Event Research Project
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Students will be working in a group setting to create a research project. Students will choose a specific world event in order to collect data to graph.Students will also use technology to create an online poll and to store the data.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will use Google Applications to create a graphic presentation online.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will be working together to gather data and collaborate on a project where they don’t have to be sitting next to each other. This will also increase their knowledge on how to present information.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: //**