Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Interpreting Graphs of the Production Possibilities Curve (Ppc)
Practice what you have learned about the production possibilities curve (PPC) in this four-question exercise.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Cross Country Race
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Algebra Plus: Targeted Math Instruction
Algebra instructional activity focuses on using patterns and relationships to write equations with two variables to represent relationships and patterns in real-world problems, plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate grid, and...
Read Works
Read Works:north America:comparing Data From Different Countries Around the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] A chart with land and population data from Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: Reading a Table
Students will demonstrate how to interpret information in a table.
English Zone
English Zone: Chart Reading Practice 1
Practice reading and understanding information when it is provided in chart format. This website provides a simple chart and asks questions about the chart's information, which can be answered and checked.
English Zone
English Zone: American Presidents: Reading for a Specific Purpose
In this activity, information about American presidents is provided in chart format on the left and asks students to use the chart to answer the questions on the right. Note: the last president listed is George W. Bush. Java is required.
ProProfs
Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Map Reading Awareness Quiz
This is a nine-question quiz about information on maps and parts of a map. The questions are timed, but not limited.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Read Histograms
Practice reading and interpreting histograms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Other
Stat Trek: Data Patterns in Statistics
This lesson looks at how to recognize patterns in a data display by examining the shape of a graph, the center, the spread, and unusual features such as outliers. Includes video. [11:16]
Other
La Rue Literacy Exercises: Reading a Map: Quiz 12
In this quiz, students are given sections of a map with locations like the school, post office, back, etc. They are asked questions about directions from one place to the other.
Read Works
Read Works: Genre Studies: Informational Text Kindergarten Unit: Labeled Diagrams
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses Bats by Gail Gibbons to teach young scholars how to identify facts learned from labeled diagrams within an informational text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Sat Reading Test: Overview
This is an overview of what to expect on the SAT Reading Test. It assesses your ability to read and interpret a variety of texts similar to the reading you will find in college and your career. All of the questions on the reading test...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparing Data Displays
Practice interpreting and comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plots. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Other
Grinnell College: Histograms Area of Rectangles
A sample problem is provided to help you create a histogram using a frequency distribution chart. Sample charts and formulas are provided to help explain how to find the area of the rectangles in the histogram and how to interpret what...
English Zone
English Zone: Reading Maps 1
Using the map provided, students are to answer questions such as how far is it from one town to another.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying
This lesson plan analyzes the costs and benefits of homeownership and asks the student to describe the factors that affect affordability, use cost-benefit analysis and knowledge of home-buying procedures to reduce the costs, analyze the...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Human Environmental Interactions [Pdf]
Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...