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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Statistics: Misleading or Accurate?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the concept of misleading statistics. In this misleading statistics lesson, students play a game of tag and graph the number of times each student gets tagged. Students use the graph to determine the fastest runner in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Box and Whisker Plots

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of box and whisker plots. In this box and whisker plots lesson, 7th graders plot data on a box and whisker plot. Students discuss the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students discuss range,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph a Panther's Diet

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the diet of panthers. In this interpreting data lesson, students collect data on the panther's diet and chart the data in bar and pie graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Activity

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability and statistics worksheet, students work with a family member to construct graphs based on real life data. The two page worksheet contains three questions. Answers are not included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Graphs and Data

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and analyze data. In this statistics instructional activity, students graph their data and make inferences from the collected data. They display their data using graphs, bar graphs, circles graphs and Venn diagrams.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Sharp Is Your Memory?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students play a memory game as they explore reasoning. For this algebra lesson, students identify concepts using pictures and words. They model real life scenarios using hands on manipulatives.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Walking on Air

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and analyze data with a graph. For this statistics lesson, students use central tendencies to find the meaning of their data. They display the data on a Ti calculator.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snow Cover By Latitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine computerized data maps in order to create graphs of the amount of snowfall found at certain latitudes by date. Then they compare the graphs and the data they represent. Students present an analysis of the graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Succeeding at Kite Day

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders design a successful kite for Kite Day.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environmental Mathematics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine food that they would need to survive in the wild. They graph the best foods for their environments and rate the survivability rate for each member of their group.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rotation Sensor Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in a challenge to construct a rotation sensor with the highest degree of accuracy and repeatability. They conduct computer analysis of their sensor using repeated trial.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Notes to a Mathematician

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the likelihood of simple events.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Stock Exchange Phase I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select a stock and follow its ups and downs, using graphs to show its success.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Read Histograms

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice reading and interpreting histograms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Histograms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Explains, with examples, what a histogram is, how it differs from a bar graph, and how to interpret one. Includes a set of practice questions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Stem and Leaf Plots and Histograms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Make and interpret stem-and-leaf plots and histograms for a set of data.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Histograms Grade 8

For Students 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will interpret frequency tables and connect data to histograms.
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Graphic
Other

Grinnell College: Histograms Area of Rectangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Histograms Handling Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students are introduced to the interpreting and creating histograms, finding the frequency density, and then graphing the results.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Data Displays

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
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.
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Activity
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Tea Statistics: Descriptive Statistics: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
In these exercises to introduce descriptive statistics, students will construct a histogram and a box plot, calculate univariate statistics, and interpret the data in the graphs.