Students will learn and reinforce skills for creating, applying and analyzing pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs.

During this task, learners will realize that equivalent expressions produce the same graph. The lesson will lead to discussions about the value of different forms of equations. Aligns with F-IF.C.7.a, A-SSE.B.3, and F-IF.C.7.

The goal of this task is to use appropriate tools to compare graphs of several functions. In addition, learners are asked to study the structure of the different expressions to explain why these functions grow as they do. Aligns with...

A lesson plan for graphing polar equations. The students work in groups to graph groups of polar equations and answer questions concerning these classic curves. After discussing the answers, the students are then required to develop...

This task challenges a student to use knowledge of scale to organize and represent data from a table on a graph.

The lesson will explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. The lesson provides young scholars an exciting and fun way of exploring and internalizing graphing, sorting, and counting skills. Realistically, the students will discover...

This task challenges a student to use their understanding of scale to read and interpret data in a bar graph.

This is a guided inquiry activity in which students use simple lab procedures and discussions to develop and apply the concept of density. Students collect and graph data which they use to explore the relationship between mass and...

This lesson plan uses stacking cubes as a way to graph precipitation data, comparing the precipitation averages and seasonal patterns for several locations. Variations on the lesson plan can accommodate various ages and ability levels....

In this activity, students examine research on finches on the island of Daphne Major in the Galapagos Islands. The depth of the finches' beaks was measured before and after a drought. This data is displayed in graphs and students are...

This study resource will help students understand, and create, graphs that are critical skills in macroeconomics. This article reviews the loanable funds model. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a...

This study resource will help students understand, and create, graphs that are critical skills in macroeconomics. This article reviews the aggregate demand-aggregate supply (AD-AS) model.This resource is designed as a review for the AP...

The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret categorical data. As a class, students will answer a question with three possible answers and construct a bar graph with the responses. Multiple discussion questions and...

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...

Explore the inflation rate from 2013 through this informative case study. Trace the consumer trends through the graphs and charts on the site.

Examine the benefits and risks of using seat belts and analyze national statistics on seat belt use. Design and implement a study of local seat belt use and compare the results to the national statistics.

This PBS lesson plan incorporates math, language arts, and economics to study the current unemployment situation in our country. Students begin by watching a story from NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, then create a publication to showcase...

Learners will use skip counting to see how many wheels visit the school during specified times in one day. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

Young scholars will use the Internet to compare the weather forecast for their city with other cities throughout the United States each week during this unit. Data will be charted for a five-day period then analyzed and discussed.

During this lesson, students will plan and execute a week-long school-wide valentine sales business. From the Grand Plan to job applications, interviews, valentine production, advertising, sales and profits students are immersed in the...

Students use multiple representations to display how many times the letters of the alphabet is used in a state name. Concepts explored: stem and leaf, box and whisker plots, histograms.

This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in representing and interpreting data.

The lesson will be implemented as part of a unit about plants. The students will learn about the growth cycle of a peanut and use a Five-Step Sequence Think-sheet to sequence the steps. They will also make predictions and complete...

Young scholars learn how water is used to generate electricity. They investigate water's potential-to-kinetic energy transformation in hands-on activities about falling water and waterwheels. During the activities, they take...