Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Landscape Long Ago and Today

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Combine a fantastic review of primary source analysis with a study of Captain John Smith's influence on the Chesapeake Bay region in the seventeenth century. Your young historians will use images, a primary source excerpt, and maps...
Lesson Plan
University of Colorado

Solving a Mixed Up Problem

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Begin the process of adding and subtracting spectra. Having a basic understanding of occultation events, pupils begin the pursuit to determine what a found atmosphere might contain. Learners work with two graphs and calculate what the...
Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Invertible or Not?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Two for one—create an invertible and non-invertible function from the same data. The task presents a function table with missing outputs for the class to use to create two functions. One of the functions should have an inverse while the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Amusement Park Would You Choose?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students analyze data related to amusement parks and create a spreadsheet to display the data. They read the data and predict which amusement park they think is safer, create a spreadsheet and graph, and write a proposal based on their...
Lesson Plan
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Spaghetti Graphs

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work in pairs to test the strength of spaghetti strands. They collect and graph data to determine a line of best fit. Students create a linear equation to interpret their data. Based on the data collected, students predict...
PPT
Curated OER

Creating Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This graphing PowerPoint demonstrates how to use graphs to gather information. The slides contain examples of graphs and display the data clearly. This presentation also gives clear directions on how to construct various graphs by using...
Lesson Plan
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Venn Diagram and UK Basketball

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze data and make inferences. In this algebra lesson, students collect and analyze data as they apply it to the real world.
Lesson Plan
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Real Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify real graphs and misleading graphs. In this algebra lesson plan, students surf the Internet for real life scenarios where graphs are used in a misleading way as well as in a correct way.
Lesson Plan
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Animal Skin

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the skin surface to body area ratios for different animals.  In this seventh/eighth grade mathematics/science lesson, students explore heat transfer between an animal’s body and the environment. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Frequency, Histograms, Bar Graphs

For Students 8th - 11th
In this statistics activity, students plot and graph their data, then interpret the data using the correct form of graphs. There are 3 detailed questions with an answer key.
Lesson Plan
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Introduction To Data Analysis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of looking at the data put in a variety of ways that could include graphs or data sets. They analyze data critically in order to formulate some sound conclusions based on real data. Students graph...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking at Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Graphs from Tables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interpret data from tables and then create a graph to show the same data in a different organization.
Lesson Plan
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Interpreting Graphs

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate graphs. In this graphing lesson, students create a graph regarding the population of California. Students extrapolate answers concerning the data set.
Lesson Plan
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Data From Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create and conduct a survey about favorite foods, gather and represent the data, interpret data and make predictions to present to the class. They create and use interview questions to gather data. Pupils are...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting A Grip On Graphs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of graphing and comparing different types of data using pictographs, line graphs, scatter plots, etc... They gather data and make interpretations while examining the medium of how it is displayed.
Lesson Plan
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Learning to Make Data Tables

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students construct data tables using the results of previous experiments. In this graphing instructional activity, students plot data and interpret the results. Students discuss how they organized their data.
Lesson Plan
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Graphing in the Information Age

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a variety of graphs based on population data. In this statistics lesson, students use data that can be gathered on-line to make a bar chart, line graph, and circle graph.
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Data Collection and Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students concentrate on discrete quantiative data. They are shown that the vertical line diagram as a more appropriate way to present discrete quantiative data then bar charts. Students work as a group to help with the interpretation...
Worksheet
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Graphing Activity

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability and statistics activity, students work with a family member to construct graphs based on real life data. The two page activity contains three questions. Answers are not included.
Lesson Plan
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Data Analysis: bird habitats in rice farms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make a graph and write an essay to interpret the data of birds that take advantage of habitats near rice farms. In this data lesson plan, 5th graders calculate the information given to them and interpret it in an essay form.
Lesson Plan
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Analyzing Country Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars analyze different data in percentage form. In this statistics lesson, students plot data using box-plots, dotplot, and histogram. They compare and contrast the collected data using the boxplot.
Lesson Plan
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What is a Box and Whisker Plot?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the correct use of box and whisker plors. The times when they are appropriate to use to compare data is covered. They plot data according to statistical analysis including mean, median, and mode.
Lesson Plan
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Water Chestnut Graphing Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are taught how to format and enter data into an Excel spreadsheet. They make a graph and interpret graphed data. Students discuss possible impacts of water chestnut invasion. They graph data on water chestnut. Pupils report and...