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Color Tile Graphing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore data. They gather data and generate questions about the data in pictographs, tallies, tables, and bar graphs. Students use color tiles pulled by random to create their own bar graph. They discuss the bar graphs they...
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Role-Playing Jean Talon

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore New France. In this New France lesson, students examine census data compiled by Jean Talon in 1665 and 1666. Learners take on the role of Talon trying to convince the King of France to increase his investment in New...
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Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish...
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Graphing in the Information Age

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a variety of graphs based on population data. In this statistics lesson, students use data that can be gathered on-line to make a bar chart, line graph, and circle graph.
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Our Favorites

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students participate in and conduct a survey to determine various class favorites. They collect, organize and display their data, interpret the results, and complete a packet of worksheets to display the information.
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Canada's Climate: Temperature and Rainfall Variations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze data about various climates in Canada. In this data analysis and climate lesson, students use Canada Year Book 1999 to complete a worksheet and make connections between precipitation and temperature in different climates.
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Creating Line Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers draw line graphs. In this math activity, students interpret minimum wage data and graph the data in a line graph. High schoolers predict the next minimum wage and figure the earnings for a 40 hour work week for someone...
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Local Traffic Survey

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.
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Power Metering Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and analyze variable data and understand the concept of electrical power.  In this energy instructional activity students use a spreadsheet to manage their data and create box plots. 
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Ocean Temperatures

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students list data collected by marine buoys and the different kinds of moored buoys. They describe how data is transmitted worldwide. They explain the difference between near shore and offshore air and water temperatures.
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Patterns, Relations, and Functions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This lesson plan helps to develop the skill of number sense.
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The Human Line Plot

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect data and use charts and line plots to graph data. Through class surveys, 5th graders collect data concerning a particular subject. They graph their data using a line graph. Students make inferences and predictions...
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Getting A Grip On Graphs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of graphing and comparing different types of data using pictographs, line graphs, scatter plots, etc... They gather data and make interpretations while examining the medium of how it is displayed.
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Bias in Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work to develop surveys and collect data. They display the data using circle graphs, histograms, box and whisker plots, and scatter plots. Students use multimedia tools to develop a visual presentation to display their data.
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Olympic Line Graphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how to make line graphs.  In this Olympic line graph lesson students make line graphs and search the given Internet sites to find data on their summer Olympic Game. 
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Temperature Bar Graph

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore mean, median and mode. For this math lesson, students analyze temperature data and figure the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students graph the data in a bar graph.
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 35 - Catch of the Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study information for fish farm workers given in the form of a chart, in order to practice interpreting data while learning about the career of a fisherman. In this data interpretation lesson, students read the chart to find out...
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Graph It

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a spreadsheet and graph using Open House attendance data.
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Probing Under the Surface

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a measuring stick to determine the shape of the inside of the bottom of a box, then apply their knowledge to an additional situation. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect and...
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Astro-Madness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the different telescopes and instruments used in the Observatory.  In this engineering and research lesson students explore telescopes using a website and build data tables about them.
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Model and Solve Algebraic Equations

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Examine multiple ways to solve algebraic equations. Pupils will generate a problem solving strategy that addresses the prompt given by the teacher. They will then share their problem solving strategy with the class. Graphic organizers,...
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Constructing a Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners create a periodic table of elements. In this chemistry lesson, students work together to build all of the different elements into a complete mini periodic table. They identify similarity and difference of the elements.
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Froot Loop Favorites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Froot Loop favorites worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different problems that include data tables related to their Froot Loop favorites. First, they determine what fraction of the class voted for each color listed in the...
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Using GIS to Construct Water Table Maps and Flow Nets

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine how to use GIS software to analyze patterns of groundwater flow. Seepage lake elevation data from the Sand Hills of Nebraska is used to construct a water table map and flow net using Esri's Arc Map software.

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