• Day 1 - Discovering/Graphing Casualties
   
  1. The battle of Lexington and Concord and the battle of Bunker Hill were two very significant battles of the Revolutionary War. Both battles proved the courage and determination of the colonists.

     Use the following source to discover the casualties of both the British soldiers and the colonists.

     • http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/AmericanRevolution/LexingtonBattle.htm
        
     • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun17.html
        
     • http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/warstats.html
      
  2. On graph paper, create two bar graphs to represent the casualties (and the survivors) for both the British and the colonists during 1) the battle of Lexington and Concord and 2) the battle of Bunker Hill. Make sure that the graphs are easy to read and contain proper titles.
   
   
• Day 2 and 3 - Circle Graphs and Percentages
   
  1. Using Excel on the laptops, make one circle graph to show the British casualties and one circle graph representing the colonists' casualties for the battle of Bunker Hill.
      
  2. Obviously, most of the troops made it through the war. However, many men were wounded and killed. Find the percent of troops killed and the percent of troops wounded for both sides of the war.
      
  3. For both the British and the colonists, find the angle measures necessary to make a circle graph with the information from Question 2. You should use proportions and show your work.
      
  4. Make your own circle graphs, by hand, using the calculations found in Question 3 and compare it to the circle graphs made in Excel in Question 1. How do yours compare?
   
   
• Day 4 - Data Interpretation
   
  1. From all of the data that you have graphed and collected in the last few days, answer the following questions in paragraph form:
      
     1. What information did you learn about the two battles? (List at least five things.)
         
     2. Did the amount of troops determine the outcome of the battles? Why or why not?
         
     3. Who had the better advantage with numbers of troops in the battle of Lexington and Concord? What about in the battle of Bunker Hill?
         
     4. How do your graphs help you interpret the war?
         
     5. Could you have guessed the results of the battles based only on the statistics? Why or why not?
      
  2. Present your group's findings to the class in a 1-2 minute presentation.