Session 39: Introduction to statistics

Session Title 

 

 

 Introduction to statistics 

 

 

 

 

 Objective 

 

 

 By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 

 

 

 Define statistics and its importance in daily life 

 Practice teamwork and active listening 

 Understand what a frequency table is 

 

 

 

 

 

 Topics 

 

 

 Statistics -  Frequency Table 

 

 

 

 

 Materials Required 

 

 

 

 Board 

 Chalk 

 

 

 

 

 

 Methodology 

 

 

 Activity & Social and emotional learning oriented 

 

 

 

 

 Session Duration 

 

 

 90 Minutes 

 

 

 

 

 

 Intro Activity (15 minutes):  

 Warm-Up Circle  

 Activity 1 :  Data About Us  

 Students sit in a circle. Each student shares one fun fact (favorite color, hobby, pet, place etc.) 

 Teacher note down categories that appear repeatedly (e.g., favorite color) on the board 

 Ask: What do we notice? 

 (Building self-awareness and appreciating others’ interests) 

 Then ask : How can we organize this better? 

 Ask students to organize the data in their own way, then review their work and offer positive feedback  

 Main Activity (50 minutes): 

 Activity 1   (25 minutes ) 

 Ask a fun question: 

 What’s your favorite weekend activity? 

 

 Give 4–5 options (e.g., Playing games, Watching TV, Reading, Drawing, Going out) 

 Let students raise their hands for each category. 

 Teacher writes the tally marks on the board. 

 

 Then ask: How can we organize this better? 

 Introduce the concept of a frequency table: 

 

 

 

 

 

 Item/ Category 

 

 

 Tally 

 

 

 Frequency (Number of students) 

 

 

 

 

 Playing games 

 

 

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 10 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Activity 2 (25 minutes) 

 Classroom Survey & Frequency Table  

 

 Divide class into small groups 

  Each group chooses or is assigned a question (eg: favorite school subject, Favorite fruit, Number of pets at home, Birth month groups) 

  Groups survey classmates and record data using tally marks 

  Convert tallies into a frequency table 

 

 Review Questions (15 minutes): 

 Share & Reflect

 

 

 Each group presents their frequency table 

 Teacher guides a discussion with questions: 

 Which was the most popular choice? 

 Were there any surprising results? 

 What did you learn about your classmates? 

 

  Follow Up Tasks (10 minutes): 

 Home work  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 Considering another example: In a quiz, the marks obtained by 20 students out of 30 are given as: 

 

 

 (12,15,15,29,30,21, 30,30,15,17,19,15,20,20,16,21,23,24,23,21) 

 Expected Learning Outcome: 

 Knowledge building: 

 

 Concept of frequency table 

 Students able to organize data 

 Connect the concept of data to students’ everyday experiences 

 

 Skill Building: 

 

 Analytical thinking 

 Mathematical skill