By the time students reach 8th grade, they are expected to have a basic understanding of constructing graphs and to know the different components of a graph. This project will focus more on the interpretation and analysis of graphs in the real world rather than on the construction of a graph. Since they will have access to the internet in their science class, they will have the opportunity to access the data from there as well. Students then recreate the graph, using the same data, with several different scales .
Students then switch web pages with a partner.
When the web page returns to the original creator, it will now have the analysis posted with the graph. They examine the analysis for accuracy. Finally, students will write a short advertisement for each of the graphs they have created from the perspective of an appropriate interest group. They will learn how statistics can be tweaked to serve a specific purpose. From the mathematical perspective, students will be evaluated primarily on their ability to interpret statistics through a graphical representation.