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Excel for Beginners
In this Excel lesson, students set a formula to check their homework. Students also use clipart, work in groups, and learn to use the tools in the drop-down list.
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Calculating Baseball Statistics
Students calculate baseball statistics. In this data analysis activity, students use baseball statistics to calculate the batting average and slugging percentage. Students visit www.funbrain.com to play a math baseball game.
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Favorite Days
Students collect and organize data about themselves. In this data analysis lesson, students discuss their favorite calendar dates and explore ways to display the data.
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Comparing Data on Graph A and Graph B
Second graders gather and graph data. For this graphing lesson, 2nd graders collect data and graph this information using tally charts, bar graphs, pictographs, or tables. They make predictions about the outcomes.
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Atlatl Lessons Grades 4-12: Lesson for Beginning Users of Atlatl
Sixth graders determine the mean, range median and mode of a set of numbers and display them. In this data instructional activity students form a set of data and use computer spreadsheet to display the information. They extend of...
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Classroom Census (Analyzing Data)
Learners create graphs. In this data analysis lesson, students fill out a student census and then use the data collected to produce graphs. Learners write paragraphs interpreting the data.
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The Weather Page: Comparing Data
Students recognize the different types of data on the weather page of USA Today. In this weather lesson, students compare weather data comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Students locate 10 pieces of information in the data...
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Watch the Sky: Observing Clouds and Patterns
Students observe clouds outside of the classroom. In this weather lesson, students investigate and record the clouds above their classroom everyday for three weeks. The students then analyze their data and discuss what causes specific...
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Religious Book Sales Climb
In this analyzing data learning exercise, learners review a graph from the USA Today. Students study the graph and answer four questions about the graph. There are also two extension questions included.
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Valentine Candy Count
Students analyze a bag of Valentine candy to create a graph. In this graphing lesson, students make predictions, sort by color, record data and make a graph. Students discuss results and make generalizations. Students generate their own...
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Range, Mean, Median, Mode
Students research the impact of craters. In this range, mean, median and mode lesson, students complete an experiment with a marble to simulate the effects of a crater. Students collect and analyze data finding the range, mean, median...
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Buying and Selling Stocks
Students access prior knowledge of the stock market and how it works. In this buying and selling stocks instructional activity, students complete worksheets on stocks to understand how the stock market works. Students answer critical...
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The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang
Students analyze a set of data. They work in cooperative groups and use chain links to identify the mean, median, and mode of the chain.
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Tiger Math Graphing
Learners practice various skills using the book Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger. After listening to the story, they create a pictograph using data collected from the text. They also color a picture of a tiger,...
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200 Years and Counting: How the U.S. Census Tracks Social Trends
Students examine the process of census taking in the United States. In this "200 Years and Counting" lesson, students examine the data collection process, look at an example of a census form, analyze data, and learn what the information...
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Buzzing is BEE-lieving
Students investigate insects. In this insect lesson, students explore various insect models and identify the characteristics of each. Students observe insects outside and tally how many insects they observe.
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Data Handling
In this data handling worksheet, students determine biased and unbiased questions to surveys. They explore methods of data collection and design a data collection sheet. This two-page worksheet contains 3 multi-step problems.
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Solar Activity
In this solar activity worksheet, students complete a puzzle given a word bank with matching numbers. The numbers correlate to the answers to basic math problems that use the order of operations. Students use their mathematical answers...
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Weather With a Latitude
Students read the temperature from a thermometer. In this weather instructional activity, students read a thermometer and record the temperature at twenty minute intervals. Students discuss results.
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Weather Reporter
Fourth graders generate an oral presentation on the weather. In this weather lesson, 4th graders watch the weather for a week and record the data on a chart. Students give a weather report at the end of the week.
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Learning to Make Line Graphs
Students analyze data and create a line graph. In this graphing lesson, students explore data from a previous experiment and plot the information on a line graph. Students analyze their findings.
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Designing a Study
Students explore features to consider when designing a scientific study. For this science research lesson, students examine different methods of data collection and consider which method would be appropriate for determining how many...
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Data! Data! Graph that Data!
Fifth graders create data graphs using Microsoft Excel. In this data collection lesson, 5th graders create and conduct a survey, then use Excel to organize and graph their data.
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Science Skills and Experimental Design
For this experimental design worksheet, students describe the different science skills required when designing an experiment. Then students create a flipbook with the information. This worksheet has 9 short answer questions.