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Federal Reserve Bank

FRED in the Classroom: Measures of Inflation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Don't just tell class members about how to measure inflation, have them experience it firsthand by asking them to work with real data and construct graphs!
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Science 4 Inquiry

The Ups and Downs of Populations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Life has its ups and downs ... especially if you're an animal! Biology scholars engage in a population study through an inquiry-based lesson. Pupils work together to explore the factors that affect deer populations, then examine the...
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Polar Trec

Do Microorganisms Live in Antarctica?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Can microorganisms live in the dry, cold climate of Antarctica? Young scientists view a research project measuring microorganisms in the Taylor Glacier. They record the findings from dirty ice, clean ice, boots, sediment, and more. Then...
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Berkshire Museum

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Sorting Through Personal Choices

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Raise children's awareness about the importance of conservation with this hands-on science lesson. Start by breaking the class into groups and having them collect trash from around the school or local park. Students then use the provided...
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Radford University

Super Survey!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a super survey on supermarket products. An interactive lesson has classmates design and conduct surveys on a product of interest. They analyze the data, choose a data display method, and present their findings to the class.
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Curated OER

Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Back and forth, and back again. A presentation on harmonic motion would make a great backdrop for a directed instruction lesson in Honors Physics. It includes diagrams, formulas, graphs, and a few sample problems.
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Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students graph ordered pairs to model the relationship between numbers. After observing the patterns in ordered pairs, they describe the relationship, and create graphs from a data table. Students describe intervals in the graph, and...
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Curated OER

Bubble Gum Chemistry

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson plan, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Learners graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Heartbeat Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students enter information about their heartbeats into a spreadsheet. They construct data displays and calculate statistics. They describe and justify their conclusions from the data collected.
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Aerosol Lesson: Science - Graphing SAGE II Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine and plot atmospheric data on bar graphs.
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Bowland

Fashionista

For Teachers 6th - 9th
So trendy! Show your class how to identify trends in sales patterns using mathematics. Scholars use a software simulation to collect data on age groups, price, and sales at a fashion store. This data allows individuals to determine the...
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Mystery Liquids: Linear Function

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine the linear equations of the density of water and oil by collecting data on the mass of various volumes of each liquid. They construct scatter plots from the data and use these to write the linear equations for...
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Curated OER

Microsoft Office Excel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Microsoft Office Excel. In this technology lesson, students enter data on a spreadsheet using Excel. This programs tallies data and presents it using graphs. 
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Graphing Linear Equations Using Data Tables

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners review the Cartesian plane and the process of plotting points. In groups, students create tables, identify the slope and y-intercept, and graph the equation. Afterward, learners perform the same process, only, individually. As a...
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Curated OER

Graphing Changes in Weather

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students graph current temperature and weather conditions for three days.  In this weather lesson, students go to the Weather Channel's website and look up weather for their zip code then graph the conditions and record the current...
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Scatter Graphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this scatter graphs worksheet, students learn a way of illustrating information about two related values. Students complete 30 questions about the graphs. Note: One of the graphs has English pounds. This is intended as an online...
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Students Analyze Data With Scatter Plots

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Scatter plot lessons can help students create different types of graphs by hand or with the aid of technology.
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Data Handling

For Students 8th - 11th
In this data handling worksheet, students explore multiple ways to represent data.  They create stem and leaf plots, histograms, and bar charts.  Students examine and interpret diagrams and statistics.  This eleven-page...
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Curated OER

Peat Pots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars place a peat pot in water to observe and calculate the rate of capillarity in a model of a soil. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect, record, and represent data, use a data table to...
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Curated OER

Texas Estuary Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a field trip to a local estuary and analyze water samples. They analyze and graph the data results, write an essay, and create a food web of their field site.
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Data Analysis

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners double check their data collections of Top 20 singles that they've been collecting for several days. Types of data is reviewed in detail and a variety of questions are asked for retention factors of mastery. They draw a tally...
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Curated OER

Confidence Levels

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect data and graph it. In this statistics lesson, students rate confidence levels by collecting data and analyzing it. They graph their findings on the Ti calculator.
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Curated OER

IT IS ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students learn that the price of an item is defined by its supply and demand. For this lesson students graph the relationship between demand and supply of various products, students also consider hidden costs.
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Science 4 Inquiry

The Ups and Downs of Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As the reality of population decline across many species becomes real, pupils learn about the variables related to changes in populations. They complete a simulation of population changes and graph the results, then discuss limiting...