Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities. Provides numerous charts and tables with statistics...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating Frequency Tables

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice creating frequency tables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Mericium

For Students 9th - 10th
Chemicool offers a set of charts and data tables with basic information on americium and its properties.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Cross Country Race

For Students 3rd - 5th
On this one page website sharpen your logic and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
Website
The World Bank

World Bank Group: Gnp Per Capita

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Bank Group offers an educational overview of GNP per capita. Content includes a map, charts, data, photos, cases, research, and exercises!
Unit Plan
US Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial walks students through how to create different types of graphs using the Create a Graph tool available on the website. Covers bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, area graphs, scatter plots, and dependent and independent...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Shape and Color?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fill in the chart and see which shapes and which colors belong in which rows and columns. The solution is readily available at this one page website.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tally Table Lessons

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains interactive pages to help students learn how to read and interpret tally tables. There are 7 different tally table pages with questions. There are some blank tables at the end of...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Frequency Tables

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this flipchart to model frequency tables. Students will create their own flipcharts with collected data as well.
Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Stats Graphs Defined

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland Community College provides a glossary of many terms that are needed in order to understand statistics graphs and charts. Each of the types of charts is quickly explained in terms of what it is most effective in displaying.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Rose Bowl

For Students 3rd - 8th
A math challenge taken directly from the sports pages. Use your problem solving and data collection aptitude to find out how many different ways a Rose Bowl team could score 11 points. Try this one page activity from the NCTM Math...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Tv Ratings (Pdf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here's a challenge for the avid TV watcher. Use your data interpretation skills to explore America's TV watching habits in this NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity. See if you can figure out which night of the week has the...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students learn to create a categorical list, then convert their data into a pie chart, and use it to answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Ice Cream Sundae Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students quickly realize the importance of learning how to read and find information in charts, graphs, and tables compared to finding the same information written in a paragraph. This is a fun, high energy lesson!This lesson plan was...
Interactive
US Department of Education

Nces Kids: Creating an Area Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is where you will find step by step directions explaining how to create an area graph. Complete each step and click on the next tab. Directions are simple and clear.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Bounces Best?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a cooperative learning, kinesthetic and presentation lesson. Students will use the computer to create graphs/charts to display data collected by counting the number of successful bounces when bouncing a basketball for 30 seconds....
Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Color Week

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Five-year-olds need to count things that relate to them. This activity builds on their need to be included or see the relevance of their counting. Students will practice counting, writing numbers, and filling in a chart or bar graph....
Lesson Plan
Other

Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this online lesson, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think will be the...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating Dot Plots

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice creating dot plots. Dot plots are very similar to frequency tables, but they make it easier to see the data. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Creating Cubes

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this one page website use a table to help you organize the information so that you can solve this cube problem. When you are finished you can check your answer right at the website.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Alphabet Blocks

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Help Santa and the elves keep track of how many blocks they need for their alphabet blocks. Solution provided.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Six Is the Sum

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
You will probably want to make a list to figure out the solution to this problem. There are teacher notes and the solution right at this one page website.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Shutting Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharpen your problem solving skills and figure out a solution for this interesting problem. The solution is on this one page website so that you can check your answer.