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Read Works

Read Works:north America:comparing Data From Different Countries Around the World

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A chart with land and population data from Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Bar Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two bar graph examples are shown and explained at this website. You can learn what kind of data is best represented using a bar graph.
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Other

La Rue Literacy Exercises: Reading a Map: Quiz 12

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this quiz, students are given sections of a map with locations like the school, post office, back, etc. They are asked questions about directions from one place to the other.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Funbrain: What's the Point?

For Students 4th - 5th
Challenge your graph-reading skills. Levels of difficulty are available.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Appendices: The Use of Mathematics in Principles of Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
This appendix should be consulted after first reading "Welcome to Economics." Though economics is not math, there is no important concept in this course that cannot be explained without mathematics. That said, math is a tool that can be...
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English Zone

English Zone: American Presidents: Reading for a Specific Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, information about American presidents is provided in chart format on the left and asks students to use the chart to answer the questions on the right. Note: the last president listed is George W. Bush. Java is required.
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English Zone

English Zone: Reading Maps 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using the map provided, students are to answer questions such as how far is it from one town to another.
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ProProfs

Pro Profs Quiz Maker: Map Reading Awareness Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a nine-question quiz about information on maps and parts of a map. The questions are timed, but not limited.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Do You Really Want to Visit the Arctic?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This jigsaw activity is designed for students to become familiar with several datasets of Arctic weather data, collected in Eureka on Ellesmere Island. Students join a role-playing activity to read and interpret graphs while considering...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Making Good Scatter Plots

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A good scatter plot has the independent variable on the x-axis and the dependent variable on the y-axis. Also, the scale of both axes should be reasonable, making the data as easy to read as possible. In these practice problems, we...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Step by Step

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students take distance readings as they walk in front of a CBR. They apply the properties of a linear function to develop a model for the motion and interpret the values used in the model. Students learn to graph...
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Crescent Public Schools

Cresecent Public Schools: Nuclear Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This high school level lesson on Nuclear Chemistry asks students to read the text, link to other resources, interpret graphs and examples, and complete a provided homework assignment.
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US Geological Survey

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Resource Management

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A variety of activities to show students how population size relates to how land is used in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Activities provide opportunities for students to interpret graphs, read maps, research problems, defend a side, and...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson analyzes the costs and benefits of homeownership and asks the student to describe the factors that affect affordability, use cost-benefit analysis and knowledge of home-buying procedures to reduce the costs, analyze the...

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