The Watergate Effect Part 1

Students will create a circle graph to display categorical data of the public presidential approval rates of Richard Nixon before the Supreme Court Case United States v. Nixon. Students will calculate percentages and central angle degrees to graph results in pairs/groups and analyze the results in this integrated lesson plan.

 
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Subject(s): Mathematics, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 50 Minute(s)
Keywords: civics, supreme court, math, richard nixon, percents, graphs, convert, circle graph, percentages, central angle degrees, proportions, watergate, public opinion, approval rate, protractor
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Data Set
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: STEM Lesson plans - Grades 6-12

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