Curated OER
Comparing School Bus Stats
Engage in a lesson that is about the use of statistics to examine the number of school buses used in particular states. They perform the research and record the data on the appropriate type of graph. Then they solve related word problems.
Curated OER
Who Can Achieve the "American Dream"
Exploring the idea of working to achieve the American Dream, the class reads an excerpt from How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez. Following, the class analyzes the excerpt and discusses the theme of the reading using...
Curated OER
Is Anyone Out There? Examining Astrobiology and the Value of SETI
Blow their minds with a lesson on the search for life outside of our planet! A brief video proposes the question of how to define life. A couple of articles investigate the possibility of alien existence. Finally, the class is divided...
Texas Instruments
Math TODAY for TI-Navigator System - Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking?
High schoolers organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?" into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. They determine if these graphs intersect and learn the concept...
Curated OER
Getting Started with the TI-Navigator™ System: What's My Line?
Learners analyze linear functions in this algebra lesson plan. They explore the meaning of slope and the slope-intercept form of a line as they investigate the effect changing parameters on the graph of a linear function.
Curated OER
Show Me the Money
Pupils investigate financial applications of mathematics in this mathematics instructional activity. They will investigate equations that represent a company’s income, expense, and profit functions and use those equations to identify...
Texas Instruments
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Learners estimate the equation of a line, angle of elevation and depression in this math lesson. They analyze e famous landmark design and make connections to algebra and geometry. They will also generate an equation, model the x and y...
Curated OER
Ball Toss Activity
Pupils collect data from tossing a ball into the air. Using a data collection device, they graph the data, set a window, and analyze the height of the toss, how long the ball was in the air, etc. They then find an equation that models...
iCivics
I Civics: The Poll Picture (Infographic)
Use this infographic to show the process of surveying from pollster to prediction. Students will engage with the concept of sampling and gain a better understanding of the purpose of public opinion polls.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 3
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50% of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 1
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group to be class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are 2 candidates in the race and a candidate needs at least 50% of the votes to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.sp Election Poll, Variation 2
Members of the seventh grade math group have nominated a member of their group for class president. Every student in seventh grade will cast a vote. There are only 2 candidates in the race, so a candidate must receive at least 50 percent...
PBS
The History of Using Sampling Methods
This lesson plan will allow students to understand how the sampling methods used in political polls developed throughout the twentieth century. Approximately five hours in length with materials free and downloadable.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Civil Rights: An Investigation
Through the instructional activity provided here, learners will not only learn about civil rights and civil liberty but also understand the key roles played by President Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights...
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Cast Your Vote
Students learn about the engineering design process as they design, build, test, and evaluate a voting system made with everyday materials. The objective of the lesson is to learn how engineering has changed methods of voting over time...
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Becoming a Voter
In this lesson, students apply their state's requirements for registering to vote. Students learn when and how to register, how to complete a voter registration form, and when and how to reregister.
iCivics
I Civics: Election Results Tracker
Election Results Tracker activity helps students monitor the election results with a map and Electoral College vote counter.
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Youth Voter Campaign
The class will hold a registration for voters. Students will consider what makes folks get out and vote, what issues drive them to the polls. A program to get younger, qualified voters to vote is developed by students.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will also...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Choosing How to Get Paid
Students explore and compare common payment methods and pay periods that employers use. They apply their learning by voting on their preferred methods in a class poll. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7 Sp Mr. Brigg's Class Likes Math
A multi-step performance task word problem: In a poll of Mr. Briggs's math class, 67% of the students say that math is their favorite academic subject. The editor of the school paper is in the class, and he wants to write an article for...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Do You Need to Know to Vote in Alabama?
Registering to vote, gathering information about the candidates, and casting a vote at the polls are vital parts of the process of selecting elected officials. Students will understand how the registration process works and how to cast...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream !
Fun and yummy lesson to do on a sunny spring afternoon. Have the learners take a poll of their favorite choice of ice cream and create a bar graph showing the information. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...