Renovation for the Nation Lesson 3
This lesson is the last of three lessons to be conducted over a two-week
period and will take two full class periods. This lesson should be incorporated
on Wednesday and Thursday of the second week.
Today, you will:
- Review and analyze
the data collected in the
experiment
- Guide discussion based on data collected from experiment
- Help students draw conclusions
- Distribute Sample Letter and Letter Template
Word Format or Rich Text Format
- Supervise class or each group as they write a letter to the principal
or school board on recommendations to help students eat move learn
Preparation
Activities
Students Analyze Data
- Have the class or each student group review, analyze and summarize the
data collected from the experiment. What conclusions can they draw? What
evidence can they provide that backs up their conclusions. You will
probably need to give some examples for how the groups can organize
their data. In group discussion, encourage them to answer the
following questions:
- What evidence do they have of the problem before their experiment?
- What change did they make? They need to be specific.
- What evidence do they have of what the situation was after their treatment?
- Was there a change?
- If there was a change... what could have been the reason? Brainstorm all
possible answers, including the treatment.
- If there was not a change... why not? What could have been different?
Letter Writing Activity
- Assist the class or each group in writing a letter to the principal or
school board about their conclusions and plan to renovate the nation.
Emphasize that it is often just as important to report something that
did not work as it is to report what did work.
Assessment
Graded Summative Assessment
If you need a graded assessment, there are at least two opportunities for grading in this activity.
- Participation grade: Give grades based on class discussion.
- Participation grade: Give grades based on group discussion.
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