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Website
Other

Data: Empowering People

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find, download, and use datasets generated by the executive branch of the U.S. federal government to learn about our nation and the world.
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Graphic
Other

Insightful Interaction: Visualizations

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive visualizations that were produced through analysis of economic, political, and market research data. Topics are diverse, e.g., military spending and trade, immigration, consumer spending, crime, unemployment,...
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Website
Other

Water on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Applied Mathematics Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Over a dozen topics in the field of Applied Mathematics are explored here. Each link contained detailed explanations of the area in question, along with examples and sketches that both teachers and students will find helpful.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: David Mc Candless: The Beauty of Data Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and watch as David McCandless turns complex data sets into beautiful, simple diagrams. He suggests that information design is really important because we all like to visualize our information. [18:19]
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Bar Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld offers a definition and example of the math term, "bar chart."
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Histogram Maker Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and share histograms with this web-based tool.
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Create a Line Chart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Design and share line charts with this web-based tool.
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Create a Scatter Plot Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and share pie charts with this web-based tool.
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Create Box and Whisker Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and share box and whisker chart with this web-based tool.
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Create a Pie Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and share pie charts with this web-based tool.
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Interactive
Other

Meta Chart: Create a Single Bar Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and share single bar charts with this web-based tool.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Apples a Peel to Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan helps children understand how to graph data by using both real objects, apples, and pictures of apples. Great activity for a variety of themes.