Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyberbee: Graphing
Teacher-directed lesson plan focusing on data analysis, graphing, and probability. Lesson includes a video and engaging spreadsheet activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Statistically Thinking
The object of this project is for students to learn how to find univariate and bivariate statistics for sets of data. Also, the students will be able to determine if two sets of data are linearly correlated and to what degree. The...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Heads Up!
The activity is a hands-on project. Middle schoolers will work in pairs to gather various measurements, organizing the data into a provided chart. The measurements will be used to review, reinforce, and introduce skills such as measures...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Representing Possibilities
The students will work through problems that will be represented in tables, equations, and graphs. This instructional activity was adapted from NCTM Student Math Notes, May/June 2007.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Graphing January's Weather
First graders graph the weather in Vermont for the month of January.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Challenge Question: "Walk the Line"
Students are introduced to the "Walk the Line" challenge question. They are asked to write journal responses to the question and brainstorm what information they need to answer the question. Ideas are shared with the class (or in pairs...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Going for the Gold
Second graders read and create graphs based on Olympic data for 2014.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: State Names
Students use multiple representations to display how many times the letters of the alphabet is used in a state name. Concepts explored: stem and leaf, box and whisker plots, histograms.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Parking Cars [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use their understanding of scale to read and interpret data in a bar graph.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Our Pets [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in representing and interpreting data.
Other
A River Runs Through It Learning Project
In this year long learning project integrating mathematics and science, students solve environmental problems using data collection and problem solving concepts. Designed for upper elementary gifted students. Interactive components and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sports and Math: Batting Averages and More
Set up a spreadsheet using a computer or graphing calculator, and perform calculations using columns. Calculate percentages and solve a system of equations regarding baseball statistics.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Get on Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
In collaborative/cooperative groups, students will review basic vocabulary and concepts for data and statistics. Students will create, collect, display, and interpret data in the form of frequency tables, bar graphs and circle graphs.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Bursting With Math"
Using "Starburst" jelly beans to sort, graph and add.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Ice Cream Sundae Survey
Students quickly realize the importance of learning how to read and find information in charts, graphs, and tables compared to finding the same information written in a paragraph. This is a fun, high energy instructional activity!This...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Who Bounces Best?
This is a cooperative learning, kinesthetic and presentation lesson. Middle schoolers will use the computer to create graphs/charts to display data collected by counting the number of successful bounces when bouncing a basketball for 30...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Project Sky Math
Teachers will be interested to explore the SkyMath module, and the 16 classroom activities at this site. In this program, students will collect and record real-time weather data to analyze. Data analysis, graphing, number relationship,...
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: The Sounds of Music
In this lesson, students collect data, graph it, then determine the period and frequency of the sound waves made by a guitar.