Young scholars use newspaper ads to determine the best buy on products. They enter the information into a spreadsheet and then use word processing software to complete a written analysis, complete with graphs.

Students collect daily weather types throughout the school year using a spreadsheet program and Meteorologist freeware in order to predict weather changes and compare seasons. An Appleworks worksheet is included.

Eighth graders collect data from Bottle Biology compost columns and record using Excel spreadsheet.

Young scholars measure the lengths of their bodies and various body parts to determine the relationship (or lack of one) between body part length and the length of the entire body. A spreadsheet program is suggested for data collection.

High schoolers practice identifying right, vertical, and adjacent angles using a Smartboard. They then determine measurements of all of the angles when only one measurement is given.

Second graders create an imaginary town using Kid Pix. They demonstrate their knowledge of specific vocabulary words and their knowledge and understanding of location by placing schools, stores, parks, etc. appropriately on their maps.

Students use the internet to research what life was like for Confederate and Union soldiers in a specific battle of interest to them. In groups, they complete a webquest on the battle in which one represents a Confederate soldier and the...

Students problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.

Students use the internet to gather information on a specific Civil War battle of interest to them. Using the information they gather, they organize it into a web to be used later when writing a letter. They use the web to write their...

There are several ways to represent graphs, each with its advantages and disadvantages. Some situations, or algorithms that we want to run with graphs as input, call for one representation, and others call for a different representation....

This is a tutorial for creating and practice interpreting pie charts. They use the example of number of people in each of 24 families to demonstrate how the pieces of pie are created. Then questions were asked and students input the...

This smart note book explains reading bar graphs, the parts of a bar graph, the steps to produce a bar graph and allows classes to input data a produce some bar graphs.

Students investigate changes in the surface temperatures of the Gulf Stream over the course of the seasons using data collected by NASA's satellites. The data is inputted into a spreadsheet and graphed.

Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.

A computer applet that will draw any box and whisker plot with student's data input.

Eighth graders work with input values (the year) and output values (the amount of garbage that year) in a table about the garbage produced in the US. They study the table to answer specific questions, state whether it represents a linear...

In this activity, students understand the relationship between enzyme reaction rates and various environmental factors such as pH and temperature. They recognize the metabolic differences between endotherms and exotherms. They generate...