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Sorting Sweethearts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners categorize sweetheart candy by color or message. In this sorting and graphing lesson, students collect data by sorting the candy and then diagram their results in a graph.
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Bar Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students perform operations and graph their data using charts and bar graphs. In this algebra lesson, students follow specific steps to make a bar graph. They create a survey about people favorite things and plot their data from the...
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Where Do I Fit on the Graph?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students collect data and create graphs about themselves, their community, and the world around them. They use a variety of methods to organize data, such as stickers, clothespins, name tags, coloring, tally marks, etc.
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Graphs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners explore graphs and define the different ways they are used to display data. In this algebra lesson, students collect data and plot their data using the correct graph. They draw conclusions from their graphs based on their data.
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Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph data they collected and analyze it using a bar graph. In this algebra lesson, students analyze their data using pie charts and bar graphs while explaining the meaning to each other. They compare and contrast bar...
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Graphing Surveys

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars collect data and graph it. In this algebra lesson, students create a survey for their classmates and teachers. They analyze the results from the survey and graph it. They draw conclusion from their data based on the graph.
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Chances Are

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders examine the concept of probability. They collect data and create a bar graph. They must interpret the data as well. Everyone engages in hands-on games and activities which lead them to predict possible outcomes for a...
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Discovery Education

Mood Music!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Grouchy? Sad? Here's a great resource that shows kids how music can be used to lift their spirits. Kids collect and chart data on the effects of music on emotions. After analyzing the results of their experiment, they develop...
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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students recognize the importance of plants as they perform an experiment involving photosynthesis. Students determine the optimum wavelength of light for photosynthesis by exposing plants to different colors of light, collecting data,...
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Virginia Department of Education

Prokaryotes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lead your biology class on a cell-sized adventure! Emerging scientists construct models of prokaryotes, then design an experiment to properly grow a bacterial culture. They conclude the activity by viewing the culture under a microscope....
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Data Collection And Analysis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders collect data, graph and analyze it.
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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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Graphing Words Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this data vocabulary worksheet, students search for 16 graph-related words in a word search grid. Each word relates to graphing and collecting data. 
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students collect and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites.  Students analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or favorite they...
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M & Ms in a Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make predictions about the number and colors of M&M's in a snack size package. They create an Excel spreadsheet to record the data from their small group's bag, create a graph of the data, and discuss the variations of data...
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Squares in the Light

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners collect and analyze data using a graph. In this algebra activity, students explain their findings orally and with a graph. They use their knowledge to solve real life scenarios.
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Graphing

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students gather statistical information on a chosen topic and place it into a spreadsheet. Using th Excel chart wizard, students create tables, graphs and charts of their information. They interpret the data and share it with the class.
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Coin Tossing and Graphing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use technology as assistance to collecting random data. Through the random data they will be able to explain the significance of getting a head or tail depending on what was previously landed on. They will then analyze the...
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Spaghetti Bridges

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders experiment with building bridges of spaghetti, pennies, and a cup to determine how varying the number of spagetti pieces affects the strength of the bridge. They graph their results and interpret the data.
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Tulip Graphing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a graph of tulip growth. In this data analysis instructional activity, students plant tulip bulbs and use graph paper to begin graphing data on the growth of the tulip.
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Active Wear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers interpret and analyze data.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they investigate which solar collector, black, white, or silver, absorbs the most heat.  Middle...
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Mean, Median, and Mode 1

For Students 8th - 10th
In this mean, median and mode worksheet, students use the measures of central tendency to describe given statistical data. Students identify the range of data, and match data to its representative bar graph. Two multi-step problems are...
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Critter Encounter Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students record data found at an assigned web site. In this data collection lesson plan, students access an assigned web site in order to complete a data chart about animals they see. They travel to different sections of the web site to...
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Effects of Temperature, Deviation on Climate

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students collect and record data for a given city. They calculate standard deviation of temperature and analyze the impact of climate changes on a city's and culture.

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