Assessment
Bowland

Tuck Shop

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Correct a misleading conclusion. Individuals review a set of data and a conclusion to determine what is wrong with the conclusion. Pupils then represent the data with an appropriate display. Finally, learners develop a correct conclusion...
Performance
Radford University

What is My Standing Height Wise?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Given a scenario in which a class member wants to prove his height is not an outlier, pairs devise a plan and gather evidence to help support his claim. The small groups implement their plans and create graphical displays of their data...
Performance
Radford University

Is Fall Normal?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Fine the normality of fall measurements. Pairs collect measurements of fall leaves and one other fall object. Using the measurements, the groups determine the descriptive statistics for the object and using the Empirical Rule, figure out...
Performance
Radford University

Are We Normal?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Develop a sense of normal. Learners develop two questions to ask classmates to gather numerical data before creating a box and whisker plot and a histogram to display their data. Class members make inferences and investigate the data...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Data Collecting in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of two dozen questions students can easily ask eachother in the classroom to quickly collect data in hopes of using it in their study of making graphs. Some are opinion questions, while others require the counting of certain items...
Activity
Other

Demos With Positive Impact: Sinusoids: Applications and Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th
The objective of this site is to actively involve students via software simulations so that the determination of the sinusoidal model has a geometric flavor that complements the algebraic tools stressed in texts. This approach also...
Activity
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.