Cross Curricular Activity

By: Tim Martin & Gerry Jones

Math & Geography

Geography: Grade 8 – Patterns in Human Geography Compare living and working conditions in countries with

different patterns of settlement, and examine how demographic factors could affect their own lives in the future.

Inquiry/Research and Communication Skills By the end of Grade 8, students will: communicate the results

of inquiries for specific purposes and audiences using computer slide shows, videos, websites, oral presentations, written notes and reports, illustrations, tables, charts, maps, models and graphs.

ADDRESSING SPECIFIC CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS

Math Grade 8 - Data Management and Probability Data Relationships By the end of Grade 8, students will: read, interpret, and draw

conclusions from primary data (e.g., survey results, measurements, observations) and from secondary data (e.g., election data or temperature data from the newspaper, data from the Internet about lifestyles), presented in charts, tables, and graphs (including frequency tables with intervals, histograms and scatter plots).

Collection and Organization of Data By the end of Grade 8, students will: collect data by conducting a

survey or an experiment to do with themselves, their environment, issues in their school or community, or content from another subject, and record observations or measurements

ADDRESSING SPECIFIC CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS

The lesson/activity we selected is for a grade 8 geography class; in which students are asked to form a group of 4 and create a demographic survey using Survey Monkey.

They must then collect the data from other students in the class, friends and parents or relatives (min of 20 responses).

Once all the data is collected and imputed into Survey Monkey, they must represent the results of the survey in graphical form using either an online graphing tool or Microsoft Excel. They must then interpret the results and provide a brief summary of their findings to the class.

Lesson / Activity:

The integrated lesson provides a deeper, logical and practical understanding of the expectations as it provides a hands-on approach of gathering survey data and representing this information graphically using a graphical tool (e.x. Microsoft Excel).

Lesson / Activity (cont’d):

The elements of technology used for this lesson are as follows:

The teacher will present the lesson using a SMART board

The teacher will use a Prezi presentation to give the lesson overview

Students will use Survey Monkey to create the survey and collect the data

Students will use an online graphing tool or Microsoft Excel to present their findings

How is technology incorporated?