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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.
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Representing Data 1: Using Frequency Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is a lesson that focuses on the use of frequency graphs to identify a range of measures and makes sense of data in a real-world context as well as constructing frequency graphs given information about the mean, median, and range of...
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Questioning NASA

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Space science and math collide in this inquiry that investigates launching times for antacid-tablet rockets! Upper elementary or middle school learners collect data as they launch these mini rockets. They apply concepts of place value...
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Observation Milk Fat Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Turn your class loose to experiment with the different fat content in skim milk, whole milk, half and half, and heavy cream. This is a visually vibrant experiment, as learners drip food coloring on the surface of the products and measure...
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Data Analysis

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this data analysis worksheet, students complete several activities to analyze data. Students calculate the mean, median, mode, and range for the 14 problems.
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Probability: the Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students experiment to determine if a game is fair, collect data, interpret data, display data, and state and apply the rule for probability. Students use a simple game for this experiment.
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Record 'The' Results

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders predict how many times they'll see the word "the" in a newspaper page and highlight all the "the"s they find. After reviewing definitions of range, median, mode, mean they create a Stem and Leaf Plot and a Back-to-Back Stem...
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Tech Algebra: A Statistics Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to gather a minimum of thirty pieces of data. Students create box and whisker graphs, and stem and leaf plots from the information. They calculate mean, median, mode, and range. Students write a summary and...
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Box Plots on the TI-83 Calculator

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research box plots on the Internet. They gather real life statistics and analyze the collected statistics by making multiple box plots on the TI-83 calculator.
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Math: Giant Alaskan Cabbages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze data from the Alaska State Fair's "Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off." Once they have sorted the weights, they calculate the range, mean, mode, and median of the cabbages. Finally, students create posters displaying their...
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Why We Need Sleep

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders track how much sleep they get and list reasons sleep is important. In this health and math lesson, 5th graders keep up with their sleep times for a week and make notes about how they feel each day prior to the lesson. The...
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How's The Weather?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make a box and whiskers plot using the TI-73 graphing calculator. Each student would have their own calculator but they would work in small groups of two or three to help each other enter the data and make the plots.
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Schoolyard Bird Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.
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Graph and Compare the Adventure's Temperature Vs. Local Temperature

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore the concept graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students use weather data from their local weather and some other city and graph them. Learners plot the local weather vs. another city. Students record...
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math: Lesson 5

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are read the material that is printed in boldface type inside the boxes. Information in regular type inside the boxes and all information outside the boxes should not be read to them. They then find the mean, median,...
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Data Analysis

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
In these analyzing data worksheets, learners complete a table and a pie chart and calculate mean, median, mode, and range for sets of data. 
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Live, From New York

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data analysis worksheet, learners study the information on a data table about the hosts of Saturday Night Live. Students answer 8 problem solving questions about the table.
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Suzi's Company

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation...
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Estimation & Central Tendency

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders view pictures that show many objects, estimate amount that they think they saw, and take class data from estimation to find the mean, median, mode, and range for the class.
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Raisin the Statistical Roof

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use a box of raisins to help introduce the concept of data analysis. Learners collect, analyze and display their data using a variety of methods. The included worksheet takes them through a step-by-step analysis process and graphing.
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Probability: The Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment, determine if a game is fair, and collect data. They interpret data, then display line graph. They conduct analysis of game for probability.
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Beary O'Mometer Learns About Careers In Meteorology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the field of meteorology. For this meteorology lesson, students explore weather-related careers as they research the field of study as well as various weather concepts. Young scholars interview meteorologists,...
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Sports Teams & Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students collect sports data, keep track of wiins, losses and scores and average the teams' scores.
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Height versus Shoe Size

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find a correlation between a person's height and his/her shoe size. They have access to entering data into lists on a graphing calculator and can complete scatter plots. Students read and interpret a scatter plot and use the...

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