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Normal Distribution
Normal Distribution
Standards
Literacy Standard(s):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1
Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1.C
Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion,
and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and
evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID. A.3
Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets,
accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers).
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID. A.4
Use the mean and standard deviation of a data set to fit it to a normal distribution
and to estimate population percentages. Recognize that there are data sets for
which such a procedure is not appropriate. Use calculators, spreadsheets, and
tables to estimate areas under the normal curve.
ELD.9-10.A.2
Emerging
11. Justifying/arguing
a. Justify opinions by articulating some relevant textual evidence or background
knowledge, with visual support.
b. Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with familiar modal expressions
(e.g., can, may).
Expanding
11. Justifying/arguing
a. Justify opinions and positions or persuade others by making connections between ideas
and articulating relevant textual evidence or background knowledge.
b. Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with a variety of familiar modal
expressions (e.g., possibly/likely, could/would).
Bridging
11. Justifying/arguing
a. Justify opinions or persuade others by making connections and distinctions between
ideas and texts and articulating sufficient, detailed, and relevant textual evidence or
background knowledge, using appropriate register.
b. Express attitude and opinions or temper statements with nuanced modal expressions
(e.g., possibly/ potentially/ certainly/absolutely, should/might).
Literacy objectives:
Academic vocabulary:
Tier II (General)
Analyze
Define
For example
Interpret
Argue
Claim
Evidence
Mind Mapping (Buehl, 2014): This activity activates student schemas because they
write down words/phrases that relate to the concept/ question. When done as a class,
the teacher can get an idea of what students know and how to correlate the rest of the
lesson.
1. Quiz: The quiz will consist of students filling in the definition for normal distribution,
mean and standard deviation.
2. Students will need to answer questions in the Are taxes normal? worksheet and turn
them in the next day.
3. Students will need to write an analysis on the question: Are taxes normal? Why or why
not? With evidence from their tables/graphs and outside sources.
Lesson Body
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Min 5-35 Teacher will pass out Frayer model and Students will take down notes on each
begin the lesson on Normal designated square.
Distribution. Teacher will fill out the
Frayer model with the students so there
are no confusions. Students will talk to a neighbor about
Before beginning teacher will ask the possible definition of normal
students to think about what normal distribution.
distribution means and explain it to Students will write down the definition
their neighbor. of normal Distribution in the definition
box of the Frayer model.
Teacher will begin with the Definition Students will write their own definition
of Normal distribution and go forward. of normal distribution and share it with
Min Teacher will then ask students to again their neighbor.
35-55 think about the definition given and to Students will follow along with what the
write down their own version of the teacher writes in the Frayer model.
definition down and share it with their
neighbor.
Teacher will complete filling out the
Frayer model with the students.
Lesson Closure
Time Teacher Does Student Does
Think/Pair/Share
Teacher will have students stop
working on the worksheet and regroup.
Teacher will ask/ write on board
students to stop and think about the
Students will write down ideas for their
question: Do taxes satisfy the normal
analysis on a paper.
distribution characteristics? If so,
Min 55-
why?
60
Students will pair up and talk about their
After two minutes or so, Teacher will
ideas with their partner.
ask students to stop writing and talk to
their partner about their ideas for the
rest of the class period.
Buehl, D. (2014). Classroom Strategies for interactive Learning, 4th edition, Newark, DE:
International Reading Association.
Differentiation:
English learners: Pair with a native English speaker and give a word bank and an ELL Frayer
Model
Striving readers: Give sentence frames to help articulate ideas and give Striving readers Frayer
Model
Students with special needs: we will adhere to their IEP or the 504 plans.
Advanced students: Allow for more research on the topic to be done and ask for an
in class presentation of their findings.
PowerPoint Outline for Normal Distribution
Normal Distributi on: an arrangement of a data set in which most values cluster in the middle and the
rest distribute themselves symmetrically toward either extremes, they create a bell-curve shape
Symmetric: Made up of similar parts facing each other or around and axis
Image of a histogram:
Standard Deviati on: the measure of how spread out the numbers are
Quiz #1
Word Definition
Mean
Standard Deviation
Normal Distribution
Histogram
Striving Readers-ELL
DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS
Normal Distribution is __________________
Normal Distribution
hi
EXAMPLES Nonexamples
DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS
Normal Distribution
hi
EXAMPLES Nonexamples