+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph It

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a spreadsheet and graph using Open House attendance data.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What on Earth is Greater Than?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students compare things that are greater than, less than, or equal to, compare the Earth to other planets, and list planets from greatest size to smallest size.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Expected Outcome (Probability)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice and determine expected values of experiments as well as distributions of experiments. They find the area of rectangles and circles and determine elementary probabilities. Probability exercises begin with quarters and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Dog Days of Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice an alternative form of data presentation. They practice sequencing data, identifying the stem-and-leaf, creating stem-and-leaf plots, and drawing inferences from the data by viewing the plots.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Quartiles and Box-and-Whisker Plots

For Students 8th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet, students identify the central tendencies as they solve a box and whisker plot graph. They identify the quartiles of the data. There are 4 questions with an answer key.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paper Parachutes

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students participate in a simulation of a parachute-jump competition by making paper parachutes and then dropping them towards a target on the floor. They measure the distance from the point where the paper parachute lands compared to...
+
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.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Succeeding at Kite Day

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

We Are Having a Party! Part I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data analysis skills in order to plan a class party. They graph possible times for the party noting the range for times. They discuss how mathematicians find and use the range to analyze data.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners measure the length of student smiles and then record, order and graph their results.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SMILE METRIC STYLE

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students accurately use a metric ruler to measure length. They find a sum of multiple metric measurements.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils practice working with the metric system. Students use a metric ruler to measure and record lengths of group member's smiles, and graph their results. Pupils find the sum of all the smiles.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Favorite Stuffed Animal?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gather information in a survey and interpret the results using a tally chart, a table, and a bar graph. They' present their results of the during the final group discussion. The subject of the survey is favorite stuffed...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Notes to a Mathematician

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

Heads-Up Probability

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use tree diagrams to predict the possible outcomes of coin tosses. The data they collect and graph also help them predict the likelihood of getting heads or tails when tossing coins the next time.
+
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.
+
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.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Guise of a Graph Gumshoe

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice constructing bar, circle, and box-and-whisker graphs. They practice reading and interpreting data displays and explore how different displays of data can lead to different interpretations.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars practice working with the metric system by measuring and recording the lengths of their smiles.