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Snow Cover By Latitude
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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Timed Multiplication Test Graphs
Pupils use the tools of data analysis for managing information. They solve problems by generating, collecting, organizing, displaying histograms on bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, pictographs and charts. Students determine range,...
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Opening the Case
Students participate in a class survey and then design an experiment and use graphs and statistics to assist them in solving a problem. They organize the results of the survey in a stem-and-leaf plot and find the range, median, mean, and...
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Chips Ahoy A Thousand Chips In Every Bag
Sixth graders determine whether Nabico's claim to sell 1000 chocolate chips in every 1 pound bag of Chips Ahoy! is true.
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Fire Fighting Crew
Students use the concepts in statistics to make decisions. They calculate the mean, median and mode. They compare one firefighter against another and analyze the data. They share their information with the class.
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Introduction to Scatter Plots and Correlation
Students examine the concept of scatter plots. They compare baseball statistics to locate the ones that correlate with winning, and identify the positive, negative, and no correlation in sets of data using MS Excel.
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Graphing and Analysis of Water Quality Reports
Students practice making graphs and interpreting them. They compare and contrast different sets of data. They use Microsoft Excel to create different types of graphs.
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Dating Practices
Students interpolate, extrapolate, and make predictions from given information. They present results and conclusions from given data using basic statistics. Pupils create a survey from a critical question and decide which sampling...
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How Psychologists Do Research
Students discover how psychologists complete their research on different topics. In groups, they describe the elements of an experiment and the importance of sampling during research. They identify ethical issues in their research and...
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Mean, Median, and Mode
Students calculate the mean, median, and mode in a set of numbers. In this data analysis lesson, students put a set of numbers in ascending order and perform calculations to find the mean, median, and mode.
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Listen to Your Heart
Sixth graders explore how exercise affects heart rate and use spreadsheets to record and analyze data.