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Roll `Em!
First graders engage in using base ten blocks and dice for a fun engaging math activity. They use a worksheet imbedded in this activity as the game board to help them play this math game.
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BMI: Body Mass Indicator
Students discover their body weight and composition. In this health lesson, students use a body mass indicator to identify their percentage of body fat. Students develop an exercise plan and record progress throughout a month.
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Estimating the Mile Record
In this estimating the mile record, students examine given data. They use create a box-and-whisker plot to determine the upper and lower quartiles of the data. This one-page activity contains 1 multi-step problems.
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Exploring Weather Websites
Students research and locate their own weather data using a weather website. They examine how to locate valid information on the www.weather.com website, and explore the website. Next, they select a city they want to visit, and compare...
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Compass Designs
Students investigate the properties of two and three dimensional objects. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate polygons based on similarity and congruence. They make observation and interpret the data.
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The One in the Middle
Students review and reinforce the concepts of mean, median, and mode based on the number of siblings the students have. They use Post-it notes to organize and re-organize the data.
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Make Way for Ducklings
First graders use skills to collect, organize, and interpret data. They compare and contrast two stories, Make Way for Ducklings and Chibi: A True Story From Japan. Students create a duckling.
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Statistics with State Names
Students analyze the number of times each letter in the alphabet is used in the names of the states. In this statistics lesson, students create a stem and leaf plot, box and whisker plot and a histogram to analyze their data.
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Genetic Drift
Students use a mathematical simulation of genetic drift to answer questions about the factors that influence this evolutionary process. They run a series of simulations varying allele frequency and population size and then analyze their...
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Mine Shaft Grade 8 Slope
Eighth graders investigate slopes using real life scenario. In this algebra activity, 8th graders model and interpret real life data. They plot their data in a coordinate plane and discuss the results with the class.
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Analyzing Graphs
In this statistics and probability learning exercise, high schoolers analyze frequency distribution tables or histograms and box and whisker plots. The two page learning exercise contains four multiple choice questions. ...
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves
Students conduct an experiment in which they extract the greatest number of grams of caffeine from four bags of tea. They conduct Internet research, conduct the experiment, and record their observations and data.
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Fostering Geospatial Thinking: Space to Earth: Earth to Space (SEES)
Young scholars locate and access data to help them with their science inquiry. In this geographical positioning instructional activity students evaluate and compare data sets.
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Young scholars examine graphs to find the most appropriate for various kinds of data. In this graphing activity, student create bar, line and circle graphs. Students create graphs electronically and manually interpreting the...
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...
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Differences between Climate and Weather
Students collect weather data over weeks, graph temperature data and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
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Measure Up!
Statisticians take things to new heights using a set of height measurements. Learners use TI-82 or TI-83 calculators to determine extreme values and the median for the data. They also construct a box-and-whisker plot to summarize the...
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Operation Weather Station
Students work in cooperative groups to create a working weather station. Tkey use the weather station to collect weather data over a one-week period. Students compare the data from their weather station to actual weather information...
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What Does Average Look Like?
Fifth graders explore the concepts of range, median, mode, and mean through the use of graphs drawn from models. They use manipulatives to represent data they have collected within their groups, and compare the differences between mode,...
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Grade 6: Exploring c/d = pi
Introduce your math class to the perimeter of a circle. Teach them that pi describes the relationship between the circumference and the diameter. As a hands-on investigation, pairs or small groups use string to compare these two values...
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Beans and Genes/Genetic Probability
High schoolers use 2 sets of colored beans to represent the genes of an organism. In this genetic probability lesson plan, students use the colored beans to represent the genotypes of offspring which they pull out of a box at random...
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The Big Hand Challenge
Students utilize a computer spreadsheet to record and analyze data. In this problem solving lesson, students compare their hand size to that of the principal. Students understand standard and nonstandard measurement.
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The Demise of the Great American Frontier
Students are introduced to Frederick Jackson Turner and how early Census data, when combined visually with maps, effectively demonstrated the end of the frontier.
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Proteomics
Students analyze data taken from proteomic experiments. In this biology lesson, students explain the importance of bioinformatics tools in the study of proteins. They evaluate scientific results using math and computer software.