Outline

**Outline** **Introduction Problem**

I have decided to bring a treat to the class on Friday. I decided to bring you a candy surprise of black liquorish. How many of you would like that? (Not many) What should I have done to make sure you would like the treat I was bringing?

Let’s take this to a larger scale. There is going to be a new restaurant in town. How can the town’s people decided what type of restaurant to build to make sure it will be a success?

What if I only asked kids what they wanted? Would that represent the entire town? Think about the kinds of things your parents like compared to what you like?

Answer questions in math journal pertaining to random sampling. Share answers with the class

**Possible activities students need to complete to be able to do their project** 1. Create and conduct a random sampling survey 2. Display your data on various types of graphs 3. Choose the appropriate graph for the data 4. Present your findings to the town building committee in an organized presentation 5. Record your progress in your math journal by responding the following questions  · What did you accomplish today?  · What do you need to accomplish tomorrow in order to stay on track?  · Do you have any questions from today? (Are you having any trouble? Don’t understand? Need advice on something?)  · What did each person in your group do today?  · What have you learned thus far?

**Possible projects to demonstrate the collaborative group’s final produc ** t •**Project consisting of** o Creating and conducting a survey o Graph the information o Choose the best graph o Put it together •**Ways to present information** o PowerPoint presentation o Brochure o Creating graphs in Excel