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Histograms and Bar Graphs
Students examine the use of bar graphs and histograms. In this data representation lesson, students investigate the proper use of bar graphs and histograms to represent data. They learn the proper geometric definitions, experience direct...
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Graphing
Students collect data to create different types of graphs-line, pie, and bar graphs. They use StarOffice 6.0 to create graphs.
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Graphing With Candy
Students gather information and interpret the results using a tally chart, a table, and a bar graph.
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Choose an Appropriate Graph
In this graphs worksheet, students solve 6 fill in the blank problems where they choose the most appropriate type of graph for each set of data and explain why they chose that type. Students use bar graphs, histograms and circle graphs....
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Introduction to Representing and Analyzing Data
Represent data graphically. Allow your class to explore different methods of representing data. They create foldables, sing songs, and play a dice game to reinforce the measures of central tendency.
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Misleading Graphs
Students explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish its stock....
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Histograms: Practice
In this histograms worksheet, students use the bar graph histogram to answer questions 1-4 and the tally chart for question 5. Students finish with two test prep questions.
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Frequency Tables and Histograms
In this graph activity, 5th graders study the data presented on a bar graph. Students then respond to 4 short answer questions using the information that has been provided.
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Mean, Median, Mode, etc.
Explore the concept of mean, median, and mode with pupils. They estimate the length of a string or the number of M&M's in a jar. Then find the mean, median, and mode of the class' estimates.
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Leveled Problem Solving: Histograms
In this using data, frequency table, and histogram to solve word problems worksheet, students solve problems about prices of toys and numbers of toys sold to solve consumer mathematics problems. Students solve six problems.
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Histograms
In this histograms instructional activity, students solve 5 word problems based on a histogram of presidential ages at their inauguration. Next, students create a frequency table and a histogram based on a list of data which shows the...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Pupils create various types of graphs. They go to suggested websites to collect data and create graphs to organize the data. Then they answer questions according to their graph.
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Collecting and Working with Data
Add to your collection of math resources with this extensive series of data analysis worksheets. Whether your teaching how to use frequency tables and tally charts to collect and organize data, or introducing young mathematicians to pie...
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Histograms: Homework
In this histograms instructional activity, students learn how to make a histogram. Students give graphs a title, draw the axes, label the vertical axis, choose an appropriate scale, and mark equal intervals. Students label the horizontal...
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Data Analysis Challenge
In this data analysis worksheet, young scholars work with a partner to collect information for a survey. The information is then compiled into a graph. Young scholars must indicate their survey question, the target audience, predict the...
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Button Bonanza
Collections of data represented in stem and leaf plots are organized by young statisticians as they embark some math engaging activities.
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Skittles, Taste the Rainbow
Fifth graders learn and then demonstrate their knowledge of a bar and a circle graph using the classroom data. Students are given a pack of skittles candy. Students create a bar and circle graph indicating the results of the contents of...
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M&M’s Math Worksheet
Who knew you could cover prediction, histograms, fractions, decimals, data collection, and averages (mean, median, and mode) all with a bag of M&M's®? Here's a fantastic set of worksheets to help you make candy a mathematical journey...
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Statistics: Misleading or Accurate?
Students explore the concept of misleading statistics. In this misleading statistics lesson plan, students play a game of tag and graph the number of times each student gets tagged. Students use the graph to determine the fastest...
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The State Capital of Stem and Leaf
Students explore the concept of stem and leaf plots. For this stem and leaf plots lesson, students plot the 50 US states' capitals on a stem and leaf plot according to the first letter of each state. Students compare their stem and...
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The Dog Days of Data
Young scholars are introduced to the organization of data This lesson is designed using stem and leaf plots. After gather data, they create a visual representation of their data through the use of a stem and leaf plot. Students...
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Lessons for Atlatl Users with Some Experience-Grade 5
Fifth graders throw darts, collecting data for distance traveled. In this data analysis lesson, 5th graders throw a dart using an atlatl. They calculate the speed for each throw and determine the best dart length for distance throws.
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The Dog Days of Data
Learners practice an alternative form of data presentation. They practice sequencing data, identifying the stem-and-leaf, creating stem-and-leaf plots, and drawing inferences from the data by viewing the plots.
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Paper Parachutes
Pupils participate in a simulation of a parachute-jump competition by making paper parachutes and then dropping them towards a target on the floor. They measure the distance from the point where the paper parachute lands compared to the...