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Skittles & M&Ms Probability Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the scientific method by hypothesizing, counting, analyzing and concluding which company packs candy more reliably - Skittles or M&Ms.
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Cyber Chow Combos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after watching the CYBERCHASE episode, "A Day at the Spa,"represent and count combinations of choices using tree diagrams.
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Assessing Quality of Life

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research quality of life indicators for a list of countries looking at such things as infant mortality rate, and gross domestic product. They rank the countries from best to worst regarding quality of life issues.
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Roundball for Remembrance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a segment of Futures With Jaime Escalante showing the application of math in basketball, and they try to find some of these applications in a tape of a game played by their home school. This fun instructional activity...
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How Many Is Too Many?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the population explosion. They view a video depicting the exponential growth of human population. Students research the internet to project future population data. They perform hands-on, multimedia activities to study...
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Party Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson about finding information from the grocery store to put into data that can be measured. The data is found in advertisements and food labels. They plan the cost of a party when using the unit cost of various...
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Population Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of measuring the statistical data of a population taken from a census. The data is interpreted and recorded looking for trends in subjects like world economy and job opportunities.
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Energy Content of Foods

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners collect data, organize and analyze the data and compare it to real life scenarios. This assignment requires two class periods.
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NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Provenance" - Set the Trap

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate concept of matrices through iteration in this probability lesson. They investigate probability by creating a lesson based on a famous painting. This assignment contains extensions to the...
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Finding Domain and Range

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this domain and range worksheet, students observe a graph and identify the domain and range of given functions. Afterwards, they solve functions to identify the range. Fifteen problems are provided on this one-page worksheet.
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Use or Make a Table

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this use or make a table worksheet, students examine data given in a story problem.  They use logic to determine the best way to begin organizing the data and creating a table.  This one-page worksheet contains three...
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The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Students analyze a set of data. They work in cooperative groups and use chain links to identify the mean, median, and mode of the chain.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate rocks. In this earth science lesson, students collect rocks from the schoolyard and describe each of the rocks. Students measure and weigh each rock and record the results. Students create a rock guide for the...
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Global Warming Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research and collect data regarding temperature changes for a specific location and find the mean, median, and mode for their data. In this climate change lesson, students choose a location to research and collect data regarding...
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Paper Toss Shootout

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars explore the concept of percentages. In this math lesson plan, students throw paper at wastebaskets as if shooting a basketball in a hoop. Young scholars shoot the paper a given amount of times and then calculate their...
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Concept: What's The Chance?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this concept worksheet, students perform probability experiments.  Using collected information, they interpret the data.  Students answer questions about probability.  This five-page worksheet contains approximately 15...
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Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars define population and carrying. In this algebra instructional activity, students explore exponential growth and decay based on animals and things that grow or decrease exponentially. They graph their findings and discuss...
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Measuring Dispersion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compute the standard deviation for a given set of data. In this measuring dispersion lesson, students compute the mean, and then the distance from the mean for each data point. They find the standard deviation of the data.
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Picking Chips: Experimental Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students apply the concepts of an event occurring to playing a game. In this probability lesson,students differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.
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Phenomenal Weather-Related Statistics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research, collect and interpret data about weather statistics. They record that data on spreadsheets. they create Powerpoint presentations on their individual or group research.
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US Historical Climate: Excel Statistical

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students import US Historical Climate Network mean temperature data into Excel from a station of their choice. They are guided through the activity on how to use Excel for statistical calculations, graphing, and linear trend estimates.
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TI-83 Tutorial for statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the uses of the TI-83 calculator for statistical operations.
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Statistical Specimens

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to statistical vocabulary. They complete an online activity that asks them to calculate the mean, median and mode for a set of data.

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