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| | ==Reading Data== | | ==Reading Data== |
| | #Data set 1 | | #Data set 1 |
| − | ##<u>Map of forest cover</u> [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_vegetation,_natural_and_cultivated,_favorable_weather_boosts_Indian_agriculture,_April_2008.jpg] | + | ##<u>Map of forest cover</u> {{ext-img|300px|https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_vegetation,_natural_and_cultivated,_favorable_weather_boosts_Indian_agriculture,_April_2008.jpg}} |
| − | ##Pie chart of Indian languages [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons`/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png] | + | ##Pie chart of Indian languages {ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons`/8/8e/Number_of_Native_Speakers_of_Indian_Languages_world.png |
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| | #Data set 2 | | #Data set 2 |
| − | [##https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg/2000px-India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg.png]
| + | ##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg/2000px-India_annual_rainfall_map_en.svg.png}} |
| − | ##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg/2000px-WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg.png] | + | ##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg/2000px-WebsitesByLanguagePieChart.svg.png}} |
| | #Data set 3 | | #Data set 3 |
| − | ##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/India_78.40398E_20.74980N.jpg] | + | ##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/India_78.40398E_20.74980N.jpg}} |
| − | ##[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Indian_Forest_Cover.png] | + | ##{{ext-img|300px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Indian_Forest_Cover.png}} |
| | #Data set 4 | | #Data set 4 |
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| | #This activity will take 80 minutes | | #This activity will take 80 minutes |
| | #Data sets have to be prepared (in sets of 2 or 3) for each computer/ group of students. A data folder must be created on each computer and the data sets copied. | | #Data sets have to be prepared (in sets of 2 or 3) for each computer/ group of students. A data folder must be created on each computer and the data sets copied. |
| − | #Copy the data folder on the computers. For each data set, make a set of questions for the students to answer after a study of the graph. After the students complete the analysis, encourage them to express the summary of the analysis in the form of a mind map. #The following questions can be given to the students for discussion | + | #Copy the data folder on the computers. For each data set, make a set of questions for the students to answer after a study of the graph. After the students complete the analysis, encourage them to express the summary of the analysis in the form of a mind map. The following questions can be given to the students for discussion |
| | ##What are the data elements captured? | | ##What are the data elements captured? |
| | ##Is the data giving your exact numbers or only relative estimation? | | ##Is the data giving your exact numbers or only relative estimation? |
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| | ##Ability to navigate the folder and open the graph/ image | | ##Ability to navigate the folder and open the graph/ image |
| | ##Creating a text document and saving with an appropriate file name | | ##Creating a text document and saving with an appropriate file name |
| − | ##Entering the sum
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| | ==How to make data meaningful= | | ==How to make data meaningful= |