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Curated OER

Introduction to Representing and Analyzing Data

For Teachers 5th - 7th
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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Curated OER

Building Brilliant Bar Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Everything you need for a mini-unit on bar graphs is included in this lesson plan! It outlines three lessons and includes worksheets. Learners taste pretzels, shoot baskets (switching off hands), and grab candy, graphing results...
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Curated OER

Data Squares

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers examine how data squares organize and sort information and data sets. They discuss examples of data squares, complete a data square about themselves, organize the data squares for the class together, and compile...
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Curated OER

Beans and Baleen

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Predict whale populations using different beans as whales! Learners observe different types of beans in a dish knowing that each bean represents a different kind of whale. They then predict how many "whales" there are in a certain area....
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Curated OER

Can You Count on Cans?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
How can a canned food drive be connected to math? It's as simple as counting and organizing the cans! Children demonstrate their ability to sort non-perishable foods into categories that include soup cans, vegetable cans, boxed items,...
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Curated OER

Organizing and Understanding Data - Independent Practice

For Students 1st
Provide your first graders with an opportunity for independent practice organizing and understanding data. The ten story prompts on this three-page worksheet asks learners to solve problems involving concepts of the total number of...
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Curated OER

Probability

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Here is a classic activity used to introduce your class to the concept of probability and data collection. They will roll one die 30 times, then record and discuss the results. Great introduction, but too shallow to be considered a...
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Curated OER

When is Your Birthday?

For Teachers K
Students use data about their birthdays to create graphs. In this collecting and communicating information instructional activity, students make a class list of their birthdays. Students use the information to make a bar graph showing...
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Curated OER

What's My Pattern?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students recognize, describe and extend patterns in three activities. They organize data, find patterns and describe the rule for the pattern as well as use the graphing calculator to graph the data to make and test predictions. In the...
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Curated OER

I'm Out of Here

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a travel budget. In this budget lesson, students research vacation destinations. Working independently, learners research destinations on the Internet and construct a budget for the vacation.  Resources provided.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Eye to Eye

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students practice the concept of posing mathematical questions regarding themselves and their surroundings. In this eye to eye lesson, students gather data about eye color from their classmates. Students organize their data in order to...
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Cyberbee

Cyberbee: Who Dunnit?

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you are a crime scene investigation (CSI) fan, then you will love this site! You get to be the detective by examining the evidence, viewing the crime scene, dusting for fingerprints, interviewing the suspects, and solving the crime.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Making a Stem and Leaf Plot

For Students 3rd - 8th
A line plot may not be a useful graph for investigating variation so we must come up with a new representation based on groups of data. Construct a stem and leaf plot from a set of 26 data values.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Collaborative Projects: Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
How much water do you use everyday? Find out in this engaging investigation, where you compare your water usage with your classmates and other people around the world. An exploration filled with lots of math and science that students are...
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Education.com

Education.com: 1.md.c.4 Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets can help students practice organizing, representing, and interpreting data with up to three categories. Choose from among 25 worksheets based on your student's needs.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Ideas That Lead to Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan sets the ground work for an introduction to and then exploring the concepts that are the foundation for probability. Lots of resources are available for teachers and students at this website.
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US Department of Education

Nces Kids: Creating an Area Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is where you will find step by step directions explaining how to create an area graph. Complete each step and click on the next tab. Directions are simple and clear.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Project Sky Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will be interested to explore the SkyMath module, and the 16 classroom activities at this site. In this program, learners will collect and record real-time weather data to analyze. Data analysis, graphing, number relationship,...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: A Collection of Secondary Math Units

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teachers of grades 9-12 can explore these seven math units for their classes. Data collection and analysis, problem solving with spreadsheets, and linear transformation are just a few of the topics covered here.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Bar Graph Sorter

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An applet allows students to sort shapes into a bar graph by color and shape. The learning resource consists of the activity, instructions, instructor notes, and additional resources.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: I Am Special

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The activity investigates picture graphs. Learn about Rebecca through picture graphs.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Kids Have Pets

For Students K - 1st Standards
The activity investigates bar graphs. Students complete a lesson using graphs to examine pets.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: All the Parts

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The activity investigates bar graphs. Students learn about all the parts of a graph.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: How It All Stacks Up

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The resource examines how to use bar graphs to organize and display data.