Fire Safety Survey Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes Students will develop a survey, construct graphs, compute fractions and percents and use the information for a safety brochure.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Math Roles:      Family Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ESOL)      2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:       Two 30-45 minute sessions Technology Integration Home Safety Council: Family Home Safety Council Safety Guide

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Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Understand, interpret, and work with pictures, numbers, and symbolic information. Using the data from the surveys to make numerical computations. Apply knowledge of mathematical concepts and procedures to figure out how to answer a question, solve a problem, make a prediction, or carry out a task that has a mathematical dimension Using the data from the surveys to find the percentages of people who are practicing fire safety. Define and select data to be used in solving the problem Using the data from the surveys to determine overall percentages and percentages for each category of fire safety Determine the degree of precision required by the situation The information will be used to give a general idea of what percentage of people are practicing fire safety Solve problem using appropriate quantitative procedures and verify the results are reasonable Finding percentages Communicate results using a variety of mathematical representations, including graphs, charts, tables, and algebraic models Using the data from the surveys to construct graphs

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent As the teacher models how to create graphs, she is being very explicit about demonstrating a tool to show family safety results from the survey. Contextual Math skills can be used to analyze and communicate data on personal and family fire safety issues. Building Expertise Some students will have had experience analyzing data, creating charts and graphs and computing percentages. The teacher will scaffold this activity by modeling and having students work in pairs or groups.

Lesson Designer Dianna Baycich Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 672-7841 dbaycich@literacy.kent.edu

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