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Global Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners select appropriate data to determine the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data. They calculate the statistical data on literacy rates and life expectancy within each geographic region of the world. Students determine...
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Harry Potter Research Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work together to complete a research project on Harry Potter. They write a research question and develop a survey to give to their classmates. Using the results, they create a graph and draw conclusions about the data collected.
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Comparison of Snow Cover on Different Continents

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils use the Live Access Server (LAS) to form maps and a numerical text file of snow cover for each continent on a particular date. They analyze the data for each map and corresponding text file to determine an estimate of snow cover...
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Different Perspectives of Oregon's Forest Economic Geography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest instructional activity, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Students create a...
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Watts Up Doc?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the wattage of a light bulb using math. In this algebra lesson, students find the inverse square of given parameter. They work in groups collecting and analyzing data.
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Which Graph is best?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use commercial software to organize and visually display data to draw conclusions; students use graphing software to create several types of graphs illustrating the number of each color of M&M's in one bag.
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Rocketsmania And Slope

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use a professional basketball team's data and graph it on a coordinate plane. They draw a line of regression and finding its equation. They access a website containing statistics for the Houston Rockets basketball team to solve...
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"One Day in the Prairie" by Jean Craighead George

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students collect "prairie insects" for data collection and analysis.
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Watching the Clock: An activity to build media-savvy students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze time constraints on broadcast news. They apply data collecting and data display skills. They identify the difference between news progams and the evening news.
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Stem-and- Leaf Plots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduce to the notion of stem-and-leaf plots. They use stem-and-leaf plots to calculate the mean, median, and mode of a set of data. Students use computers to learn about stem-and-leaf plots.
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Grab Bag Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze and record data. In this lesson about graphing and gathering data, students learn about the step of an experiment. Students learn new vocabulary, sort beans, record the data, and graph the data. Students add a variable...
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6-8 Baseball Fun: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math instructional activity, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics....
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Statistics

For Students 9th
In this statistics worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 5 various types of problems related to determining statistics. First, they determine the data set where the median value is equal to the mean value. Then, students determine...
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Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of linear regression. For this linear regression lesson, students do a Barbie bungee activity where they collect linear data. Students plot their data using a scatter plot. Students determine a line of best...
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Sets an the Venn Diagram

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore the characteristics of sets and Venn Diagrams. Given data, students practice determining the placement of elements in a Venn Diagram. Young scholars discuss the correspondence between data sets and their...
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Mathematics Within: Bar And Pie Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare and contrast the use of bar and pie graphs with the same data. They create a data set by surveying all students in the class using sticky notes to make a table on the board. Then, each student creates a bar and pie graph...
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Range and Mode

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders interpret data. In this mode and range lesson, 5th graders define mode and range and practice finding them given a set of data.
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Puddles and Soil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine which of several soil samples (sand, soil, and slit) produces puddles, providing insight into the permeability of these different soils. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect,...
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More of U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore graphical representation of a real-life data set and determine the exponential regression model for the data in your classroom. High schoolers also compare the estimated value to the given value by determining the percent error.
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Probability: The Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice the basic principles of probability by conducting an experiment, determining if a game is fair, collecting data, interpreting data, displaying data, conducting analysis, and stating and applying the rule for probability.
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Exercise Those Statistics!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in various activities, measuring their pulse rates and recording the data. They analyze the statistical concepts of mean, median, mode, and histograms using the data from the cardiovascular activities.
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Leaping Lemurs! How far can you jump?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students watch a segment of the PBS video which show the lemurs' ability to jump. In pairs, students collect measurement data involving each other's length of a standard step, a standing broad jump, and a long jump. They record their...
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Science Fair Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the scientific method. After choosing an approved science fair project, 8th graders go through the scientific method process. Students gather information to analyze data and evaluate a conclusion. They write a...
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Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of line of best fit. In this line of best fit lesson plan, students find lines of best fit in examples about riding your bike home from school and dentistry. Young scholars find two data points and find...

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