Overview Students will test a hypothesis to see if there is a direct correlation between number of hours of TV viewing and academic grade. They will collect and compile data to enter on a spreadsheet and create a word processing document which will include data and graphs to support their hypothesis. Concepts Students keep track of TV viewing hours for a period of a week and compute compute their daily average. Students collect, organize, describe and analyze data. Students use the ClarisWorks spreadsheet module.
Students use the spreadsheet to display results as a bar graph and a scatter plot.
Students use ClarisWorks word processing to communicate results through a written document complete with graphs for enhancement. Indicators Students compute and examine individual results. Students collect data. Students display data. Students analyze data and communicate results in a written document.