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Sampling Bias And the California Recall

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Using a 2002 California Gray David recall vote as an example, young statisticians  identify sources of bias in samples and find ways of reducing and eliminating sampling bias. They consider ways to select random samples from a...
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Excel Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore data and Excel spreadsheets. They collect data about political candidates. Students enter the data into a chart on Excel. They create a graph using the data and Excel.
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Civic Knowledge and Action in AP U.S. Government and Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Vote, it's your civic duty! The high school lesson focuses on voter turnout and civic participation with a series of activities. Young scholars analyze data to discover voter turnout trends, complete worksheets, and participate in group...
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Visual Communication of Quantative Data

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect and analyze data based on academic performance. In this statistics lesson plan, students create graphs and analyze the data they created. They use positive, negative and no correlation to analyze the data.
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Being an Educated Consumer of Statistics

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine kinds of data used to report statistics, and create their own statistical report based on any of the four sources of media information (Internet, newspaper, TV, magazine).
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Taking Poll Information

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the election and poll surveys. In this statistics lesson, students take poll information and analyze the data. They graph their data and make predictions and conjectures.
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Polling and Statistics

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate polling. In this statistics lesson, students collect data-on polling and graph their data on a coordinate plane. They identify biased and non-biased polling.
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Graphing With Paper and Computers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct bar graphs. In this graphing lesson, 4th graders create bar graphs in connection with the story, The Copycat Fish. After creating the initial graphs on paper, students use MS Excel to create graphs.
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Graphing Favorite Fruit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take poll and sort data, enter the data to create a spreadsheet and create bar and pie graphs.
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Let's Take a Chance!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate probability and the chance of an even happening. In this algebra lesson plan, students incorporate their knowledge of probability to solve problems and relate it to the real world. They learn to make decisions based...
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data and graph or chart the information. In this data organization lesson, students poll their classmates about certain topics and chart or graph the information to show the results of their research.
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Cell Phone Plans

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students relate the use of a cell phone to math. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the usage of their phones and plot it. They analyze the graph and make predictions based on the rate per minute.
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Maps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate threee types of maps. In this algebra lesson, students idenitfy different maps and explore how they relate to the area keeping cllimate and topography in mind. They discuss maps used to navigate land. air and sea.
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Girls are Drinking Like Boys

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils explore alcohol use. For this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Girls are Drinking Like Boys", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on the...
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Venn Diagrams & Word Problems

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of Venn Diagrams through word problems. In this Venn Diagram lesson, students solve word problems about groups of people using Venn Diagrams. Students use survey results about MySpace and Facebook in a Venn...