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Technology-Connected
Lesson Plan
Title:
Batter Up!
Grade Levels:
 6th and 7th
Curriculum Areas:
 CCSS Math
Measurable Objectives:  TLW create an informational chart (infographic) which shows
the correlation between the batting averages and salaries of
baseball players.
 TLW examine the data collected and provide a conclusion
based on that data and supported by evidence.
CCSS
6th Grade Statistics and Probability
Grade Level
Develop understanding of statistical variability.
Expectations: (GLEs)
1. Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in
CCSS
the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.
2. Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical
question has a distribution which can be described by its center,
spread, and overall shape.
CCSS 7th Grade Statistics and Probability
Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population.
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
Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations.
3. Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical
data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference
between the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of
variability.
K-12 Educational
Technology Standards:
 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative
thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and
processes using technology.
 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and
environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at
a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the
learning of others.
Technology Connection:
 Infographic Websites:
 Infogr.am http://infogr.am/ ;
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Student example: http://infogr.am/Boston-Red-Sox43?src=web
Easel.ly http://www.easel.ly/
Piktochart https://magic.piktochart.com/users/sign_in
PowerPoint is an option for creating the infographic
USA Today Salaries by Team for research
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/salari
es/team
Batting Stats for research
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting
Google Images – blocked for students, but the teacher can
use Google Images to get logos and pictures for students to
use in their infographics
Completed Infographic
Teacher Observation
Students will investigate in order to answer this question:
What is the correlation between batting averages and
salaries of baseball players?
Group students and allow groups to choose the baseball
players they will research or assign players or teams to
groups.
Groups use the websites provided to research batting
averages and salaries of baseball players in 2012.
Groups then design an infographic (informational
chart/picture) which explains the research and the data.
The group must state their conclusion and support it with
evidence in the infographic.
Websites for research
USA Today Salaries by Team for research
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/salari
es/team
Batting Stats for research
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting
Websites for Infographic creation or PowerPoint
Easel.ly http://www.easel.ly/
Piktochart https://magic.piktochart.com/users/sign_in
Infogr.am http://infogr.am/
Dina Spears – adapted from WBR Technology Dept.
TPSS Technology
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