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Handling Data: Comparing Distributions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather information by analyzing graphs, diagrams and pie charts. In this graphs and diagrams lesson, students complete addition and subtraction problems. Students discuss a pie chart. Students use information to crate a stacked...
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The Write Stuff

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders share a previously written portfolio piece and the class guesses the genre. Students use tally marks to keep track of how many of each piece there are in class. Once the data collection is complete, 4th graders create a...
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Credit Card Danger and Abuse

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, utilizing the computer, excel and internet, study all the downfalls of consumer debts and the complications that come with them. They assess a spreadsheet to graph their data and then present their graphs to their classmates.
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"Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts"

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book "Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts" and examine the career of being a veterinarian. They categorize animals based on whether they could be house pets or not, develop a class pet graph, and list the various...
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Show Me!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze and interpret graphs. In this graphing lesson, students view a video and construct their own graphs (line, circle, bar) from given sets of data. 
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Jellybean Graphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders predict and graph data based on the color of jelly beans they think are in a handful. In this prediction lesson plan, 2nd graders will predict how many of each color jellybean are in a handful. Then they graph these...
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Dough Lake Topology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice coordinates and measurements, develop 2D, 3D topological map, construct grid with string on real surface, establish "level" fixed point for measurements, take and record data points of elevation, and enter data on...
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars collect and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites.  Young scholars analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or...
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Where Do I Want To Live?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils use a variety of Internet sources to gather income, population and housing data. Each group bring their results to the class and the class use their findings to compile mean population, income, and housing for all states.
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Local Traffic Survey

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.
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Earthquake on the Playground

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate earthquakes by examining chart data.   For this disasters lesson, students identify the waves that are recorded when an earthquake arises by reading sample graphs in class.  Students participate in an...
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Student Heights

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students measure the heights of their fellow classmates and create a box and whisker plot to display the data. In this measurement lesson plan, students analyze the data and record results.
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The Blizzard of 1993

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and interpret the information from a barograph from a major winter storm. This task assesses students' abilities to interpret and analyze graphs, construct data tables and graphs, generalize, infer, apply knowledge of...
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Graphs Review

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, box & whisker plots. As a class, they read a story and construct graphs to solve the data in the story. Students play "Graph Jeopardy" which requires...
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What Happened to the Mean and Median

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars find the mean, median and mode. In hs statistics lesson, students collect, plot and analyze data. The identify the effect the central tendency have on the data and line.
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Math: Football Fever Fun

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners compile statistics from high school or other football team and construct a spreadsheet on which to record their findings. Using Chart Wizard to analyze the data, they construct charts and graphs for a visual display of the...
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Climate Systems - Which Location Is Best For Me?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the difference between weather and climate.  In this climate systems instructional activity students search the Internet for the parts of the Earth's system, gather climate data and complete a challenge scenario. 
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Tracking Data Using Quickoffice on a Palm Handheld

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders keep track of the amount of garbage they threw away over 3 days time. They graph and analyze data and participate in discussions. They draw conclusions based on their data.
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Height and Weight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore their height and weight. They measure the heights and weights of their peers. Students record their data using an Excel spreadsheet. They create a graph to compare the data and analyze it for a correlation between...
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Seasons and Cloud Cover, Are They Related?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use NASA satellite data to see cloud cover over Africa.  In this seasons lesson students access data and import it into Excel. 
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Graphing Pendulum Results

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders set up a pendulum experiment deciding which variable to manipulate (length of string or weight on the string). They create a hypothesis, collect necessary equipment, and write out each step of their experiment. They then...
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Looking for More Clues

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how to collect data and display it on a bar and circle graph.
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Building Sets of 13 and 14

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Compose and decompose sets of 13 and 14 and compare sets of each with your little learners. They use objects to construct sets of 13 and 14, record their answers, and compare sets in several different ways.
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Exploring Linear Equations And Scatter Plots - Chapter 5 Review

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students complete rolling stocks experiment, and collect and enter data on the computer. They enter data on graphing calculators, complete scatter plot by hand with line of best fit, and discuss different graphing methods.

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