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Data Analysis

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students double check their data collections of Top 20 singles that they've been collecting for several days. Types of data is reviewed in detail and a variety of questions are asked for retention factors of mastery. They draw a tally...
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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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TIMS, The Bouncing Ball: Math, Science, Measurement, Graphs, Variables

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students determine the exact relationship between the height from which a ball is dropped and the distance that it rebounds.
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Student Costs Graph

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students calculate the mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time and costs for a vacation. They conduct a virtual field trip, and create a comparison graph of costs using Microsoft Excel software.
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Mystery Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study graphs and learn how to display information into a graph. In this graph lesson plan, students construct a graph of their own sorted data, and pick out things in graphs that are inconsistent.
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Tulip Graphing

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

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover data sampling. In this science lesson plan, students explore data sampling and turn the data collected into useful information by making graphs and using them to solve problems.
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Measuring & Graphing Motion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how to measure distance.  In this graphing motion lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them on the computer how to make graphs. 
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Analyzing Country Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze different data in percentage form. In this statistics lesson, students plot data using box-plots, dotplot, and histogram. They compare and contrast the collected data using the boxplot.
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Proportionality in Tables, Graphs, and Equations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create different methods to analyze their data. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between proportion and non-proportional graph. They use the TI-Navigator to create the graphs and move them around to make their...
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Bus Graph

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make predictions about which bus takes the most/least students in the classroom. They use KidPix bus stamp for each student who goes home on that bus number and record data and discuss predictions.
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What Kind of Movies Do You Like To Watch?-- Class Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students collaborate in collecting data and displaying it on a class bar graph. Students indicate which type of movies they like and plot the information on the graph.
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine graphs to find the most appropriate for various kinds of data.  For this graphing lesson, student create bar, line and circle graphs.  Students create graphs electronically and manually interpreting the data.
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M & M Madness

For Teachers K
Students work with the mathematics unit of collection, organization, and presentation of data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students use Valentine M & M’s and The Graph Club to sort and graph the various colored M & M’s.
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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 instructional activity, students follow specific steps to make a bar graph. They create a survey about people favorite things and plot...
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Math Lesson: What Do You Want to Know? - Country Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to identify the characteristics of a variety of graphs (i.e. bar graph, line graph, pie graph, scatter plot, population pyramids, etc.) They recognize how the type of data to be presented plays a role in choosing...
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Remembering Our Veterans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research a variety of military statistics while using the theme of Remebering Our Veterans. They use data management to plan and create a PowerPoint presentation with their findings. They incorporate different types of...
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Probability Using M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students estimate and then count the number of each color of M&M's in their bag. In this mathematics lesson plan, students find the experimental probability of selecting each color from the bag. Students create pictographs and bar...
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Download and Analyze

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students download information from a NASA website into a database. They transfer it to a spreadsheet by completing the information and analyze the information. They determine temperature averages, mode, and graph the results. They write...
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Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners conduct research and use census data to compare different times and places. For this census lesson, students interpret data from charts and graphs, comparing census information from two time periods as well as from two...
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Our Favourite Halloween Treat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars conduct a survey about Halloween candy and create a bar graph illustrating the data. In this data analysis lesson, stud nets are introduced to the topic with a discussion and survey, then the class creates a large graph...
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Counting Candies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students count, sort, and classify jellybeans by color. They use their data to create a bar graph. Students are given a small bag of jellybeans, and a worksheet on Counting Candies Tally Chart. They work in small groups. Students are...
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Give Me A Break!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create and conduct a survey. In this broken bones lesson plan, students discuss if they've ever broken a bone and how a broken bone heals. Students generate questions for a survey on broken bones and healing time, conduct the...
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The Solar Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars research the solar cycle. In this Science activity, students use the internet to investigate the solar cycle. Young scholars produce a spreadsheet and graph from the information collected.