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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: All That Data

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students analyze data by finding the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of numbers. Line plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs are also included in this lesson.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md the Longest Walk

For Teachers 2nd
In this lesson plan students will measure different points on the map and create a line plot from those measurements.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Scatter Plots and Linear Correlation

For Students 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this tutorial, students learn how to interpret data through the use of a scatter plot.
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Other

Nearpod: Scatterplots, Correlation & Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on scatterplots, students will learn how to create the line of best fit and analyze scatterplots by learning about correlations and causation.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Sets of Things

For Teachers 2nd
Multiplication sounds cool to second graders, but we have to know what it is first. Creating and counting sets is one way to get there.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Angles Are on a Bat House?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are preparing to build bat houses. They have calculated surface area, identified nail placement, and will now collect data on angle types in this real-world activity.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Scatter Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The lesson has an overview, material, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Scatter Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The lesson has an overview, material, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Scatter Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The lesson plan has an overview, material, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.nbt Number Line Comparisons

For Teachers 2nd Standards
In this lesson plan students are given numbers to plot on a number line then choose numbers to compare.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Great Golly Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan asks young scholars to create a survey project including graphs, questions, tables, and data analysis. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation and extension as well as ways to manage behavior problems and...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Using Slope and Y Intercept to Graph Lines

For Students 6th - 8th
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with illustrations, how to use slope and the y-intercept to graph straight lines.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson plan introduces middle schoolers to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Regression Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of lesson ideas, a practice activity, and teacher resources for exploring regression analysis.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Applications of Function Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students draw a scatter plot of data, find and draw the function that best fits that data, and make predictions from that information. Students watch...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Linear Regression and Correlation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students are introduced to correlation between two variables and the line of best fit.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Types of Data Representation: Graphic Displays of Data

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you will explore displays of data using bar charts, histograms, pie charts and boxplots, and learn about the differences and similarities between them and how...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md Hand Span Measures

For Teachers 2nd
In this lesson plan students will measure their hand span to explore how to determine length.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Tall Is the Criminal?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to lines of best fit and their applications. While the extensions delve into correlation, the main lesson focuses only on collecting data, creating a...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Categorizing Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three lessons on different types of data (qualitative, quantitative, univariate, bivariate, biased data) as well as a practice activity and teacher resource.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Dialing Ben

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students try to discover if there has been a significant change in cell phone use over the course of ten days. If so, this "change point" can be detected by creating a line of...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Much Can They Win?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students create data points from given information, plot those points, and then create a line of best fit. This is done in the context of playing blackjack, although the...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Graphing Lines by Graphing Two Points

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource has students practice graphing the line of a given equation. The learning exercise consists of an example, answer sheet, and printable graph paper.