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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Approximating a Line of Best Fit

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You may be able to see patterns visually, but mathematics quantifies them. Here learners find correlation in scatterplots and write equations to represent that relationship. They fit a line to the data, find two points on the line, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Favourite Halloween Treat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students 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 and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atlatl Lessons Grades 4-12: Lesson for Beginning Users of Atlatl

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders determine the mean, range median and mode of a set of numbers and display them. In this data lesson students form a set of data and use computer spreadsheet to display the information. They extend of the process by looking...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wildlife and Highway Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a research questions about animal underpasses and how animals use them. In this animals lesson plan, students use their collected data to answer their question.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Statistical Analysis

For Students 11th - 12th
In this statistics worksheet, students analyze the data provided in order to determine the null hypothesis, an alternate hypothesis, and the significant difference between the groups.  The one page worksheet contains three scenarios with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Efficient Homes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students observe and gather data from a model simulated home.  In this efficiency lesson students examine the factors that influence energy efficiency, complete a lab activity then draw conclusions from their data.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Management of Wildlife Resources

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate how wildlife management policies affect the size of large animal populations. They develop a spreadsheet that incorporates a mathematical model to predict big game herd sizes, and using worksheet data manage a bison...
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eBook
Rice University

Introductory Statistics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Statistically speaking, the content covers several grades. Featuring all of the statistics typically covered in a college-level Statistics course, the expansive content spans from sixth grade on up to high school. Material comes from a...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Analyzing and Interpreting Statistics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Use measures of variance to compare and analyze data sets. Pupils match histograms of data sets to their respective statistical measures. They then use calculated statistics to further analyze groups of data and use the results to make...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Has the Data? Monitoring Coral Reefs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers access data to characterize coral reefs. For this scientific research lesson, students access data and explain the need for such data when monitoring coral reefs. They will identify and explain three major threats to coral...
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Makes Me Sweat

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Never let them see you sweat ... unless you can't help it! Scholars design an experiment to determine the effects of stress on the body. They monitor sweat production under different conditions and relate the response to the function of...
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PPT
Curated OER

Water Balance & Nitrogenous Waste Removal

For Teachers 9th
Examine the structures of the kidney and then define the functions of the specialised structures.  Every will find this powerpoint engaging, many of the images will present facts such as osmolarity of interstitial fluid and the negative...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using SWMP Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the SWMP system which tracks short-and long-term changes in water. Using this data, they plot and interpret the data on a graph to determine how human activities are lowering the water quality. They also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time Management

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students plot activities for a 24 hour day. They record their information on a spread sheet program. Students list categories they use and write equations for cells that add cells of each category together. Students create a pie chart of...
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Activity
PBL Pathways

Maximizing Movie Revenue

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Can theaters increase profits by raising or lowering ticket prices? Using data from the National Association of Theater Owners, classes consider this question. The project-based learning activity includes both a profit and revenue...
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Exploration of a Problem: Making Sense of the Elements

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When given too much data to simply memorize, it helps to sort it into manageable groups. The second lesson in the six-part series of Cosmic Chemistry challenges groups of pupils to take a large amount of data and figure out how to best...
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Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Assessing Skin Sensitivity—Touch Discrimination

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How do we distinguish between the number of things touching our skin? Scholars explore an interesting lesson through an experiment. They learn that there must be an unstimulated sensory unit between two touches to distinguish them. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Race of Baseball All-Stars

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Collect and analyze data. Pupils graph their data and model with it to solve real life problems. They use logic and deductive reasoning to draw conclusions.
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Activity
Teach Engineering

Breaking the Mold

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A little too much strain could cause a lot of stress. Groups conduct a strength test on clay. Using books as weights, pupils measure the compression of clay columns and calculate the associated strain and stress. Teams record their data...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Can You Bag It?

For Students 3rd - 4th
Put your class's observational skills to the test with a science experiment about paper and plastic bags. After reading some background knowledge about the materials in plastic grocery bags, third graders interpret a chart to answer a...
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Curriculum Corner

Planning Binder

For Teachers K - 6th
An organized classroom is a happy classroom! Keep track of all the important data for your learners with a collection of teacher templates. It includes graphic organizers for class birthdays, transportation, contact information, behavior...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

National Marine Sanctuaries Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Information is provided on Gray's Reef, Florida Keys, and Flower Garden Banks marine sanctuaries. Young marine biologists then visit the FishBase and REEF databases to collect fish species information for each location. They then...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ghostbusting in the Chesapeake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ghost pots, fishing gear lost during crabbing expeditions, continue to trap crabs that are never collected. Increase your budding ecologists' awareness of human impact on the environment as well as conservation efforts using this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Biodiesel and Mitigating Waste

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Biotechnology pros produce their own biofuel using waste oil and fresh vegetable oil. They test the quality of their product using titration techniques and pH analysis. They write their observations and report their findings. Be aware...

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