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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business
Lesson Topic: interpretation of information presented in tables, charts and graphs
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe how to identify variables, totals and patterns in tables.
  • Explain key features to check when interpreting bar, line, pie and scatter charts.
  • Calculate percentage changes and simple correlation coefficients from presented data.
  • Apply a systematic checklist to draw business‑relevant conclusions from any visual data set.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard
  • Printed worksheets containing sample tables, bar, line, pie and scatter charts
  • Calculators (or spreadsheet access)
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Sticky notes for exit tickets
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “What’s the easiest way to spot a trend in sales data?” Connect to prior lessons on market research and state that today students will master a step‑by‑step checklist for interpreting any table or chart so they can make evidence‑based business decisions.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑Now (5'): Students examine a simple sales table and write one observation.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Present the universal checklist for tables and each chart type (bars, lines, pies, scatter).
  3. Guided Practice (15'): Work through the example table and bar chart together, modelling each checklist step.
  4. Independent Practice (15'): Students rotate through stations with different visual data sets, completing a worksheet that asks for variables, patterns, percentages or correlation.
  5. Check for Understanding (5'): Quick “thumbs up/down” quiz on key checklist items.
  6. Reflection (5'): Groups share one insight they derived and how it could inform a business decision.
Conclusion:
Recap the four‑step table checklist and the five key questions for charts. Students complete an exit ticket by interpreting a new pie chart and stating one business implication. Assign homework: analyse a real‑world market‑share chart from a newspaper and write a brief paragraph summarising the findings.