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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 8: Modeling Data

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Statistics come front and center in this unit all about analyzing discrete data. Real-world situations yield data sets that the class then uses to tease out connections and conclusions. Beginning with the basic histogram and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis Using Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Analyze data using technology. Middle schoolers design data investigations, describe data, and draw their own conclusions. Then they select the best type of graph, graph and interpret the data, and look for patterns in trends. They also...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Squares

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers examine how data squares organize and sort information and data sets. They discuss examples of data squares, complete a data square about themselves, organize the data squares for the class together, and compile...
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Data Literacy Cube: Global Atmospheric Temperature Anomaly Data

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Evaluate global temperature anomalies using real-world data from NASA! Climatologists analyze a data set using a literacy cube and differentiated question sheets. Team members evaluate global temperature anomaly data with basic...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Summarizing Bivariate Categorical Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How do you summarize data that cannot be averaged? Using an exploratory method, learners complete a two-way frequency table on super powers. The subject matter builds upon 8th grade knowledge of two-way tables. 
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Graphs for Discrete and for Continuous Data: Discrete vs. Continuous Data

For Students 7th - 12th
Not all data is the same. Using the interactive, pupils compare data represented in two different ways. The learners develop an understanding of the difference between discrete and continuous data and the different ways to represent each...
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Activity
US Department of Commerce

Make Data Speak

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Data displays are more than just a bunch of numbers. Small groups access census results and create eye-catching data displays. Teams choose a statistic and collect data points for five locations. Classmates present their infographics to...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Drive the Data Derby

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Three days of race car design and driving through the classroom while guessing probability could be a third graders dream. Learn to record car speed, distances traveled, and statistics by using calculation ranges using the mean, median,...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

So Much Data, So Little Time

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Organizing data in a statistics class is often a challenge. A veteran statistics teacher shares data organization tips in a lesson resource. The instructor shows how to group data to link to individual calculators in a more efficient...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Matrices to Enter Data and Perform Operations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a TI step by step guided lesson on matrices. The class enters data into the TI calculator about movie ticket sales and uses matrices as a problem solving tool. They add and multiply matrices to determine profit.
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Activity
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching

Ten Data Analysis Activities

For Students 9th - 12th
This thirteen page data analysis worksheet contains a number of interesting problems regarding statistics. The activities cover the concepts of average measurements, standard deviation, box and whisker plots, quartiles, frequency...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Population- Changes in Survival Rates Data Interpretation

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this human population changes in survival worksheet, students interpret and plot data to understand the differences in human mortality and survivorship between historic and modern times. They investigate how these changes influence...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Types of Data Representation: Baby Due Date Histogram

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Histograms are likely to give birth to a variety of conclusions. Given the likelihood a woman is to give birth after a certain number of weeks, pupils create a histogram. The scholars use the histogram to analyze the data and answer...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Mode

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Sam is running for class treasurer and Zoe wants to know if he won the election. Follow along as she counts up the votes and uses the mode to determine the winner. After viewing the presentation, work through the Try It! practice...
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Lesson Plan
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Statistics Education Web

First Day Statistics Activity—Grouping Qualitative Data

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Making groups of groups can help to organize data. Classes use statistics to group themselves using descriptive adjectives. The objective is for learners to understand that grouping qualitative data is useful when the original groups are...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Summarizing a Data Distribution by Describing Center, Variability, and Shape

For Teachers 6th Standards
Put those numbers to work by completing a statistical study! Pupils finish the last two steps in a statistical study by summarizing data with displays and numerical summaries. Individuals use the summaries to answer the statistical...
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Activity
Education Development Center

Creating Data Sets from Statistical Measures

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Explore the measures of central tendency through a challenging task. Given values for the mean, median, mode, and range, collaborative groups create a set of data that would produce those values. They then critique other answers and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Summarizing Bivariate Categorical Data with Relative Frequencies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It is hard to determine whether there is a relationship with the categorical data, because the numbers are so different. Working with a familiar two-way table on super powers, the class determines relative frequencies for each cell and...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 9: Modeling Data

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
How many different ways can you model data? Scholars learn several in the final module in a series of nine. Learners model data with dot plots, box plots, histograms, and scatter plots. They also analyze the data based on the data...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Variability in a Data Distribution

For Teachers 6th Standards
Scholars investigate the spread of associated data sets by comparing the data sets to determine which has a greater variability. Individuals then interpret the mean as the typical value based upon the variability.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Comparing Data Distributions

For Teachers 6th Standards
Box in the similarities and differences. The 19th lesson in a unit of 22 presents class members with multiple box plots to compare. Learners use their understanding of five-number summaries and box plots to find similarities and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Displaying a Data Distribution

For Teachers 6th Standards
Pupils analyze a display of data and review dot plots to make general observations about the highest, lowest, common, and the center of the data. To finish, learners match dot plots to scenarios. 
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Exploring Statistics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Collect and analyze data to find out something interesting about classmates. Groups devise a statistical question and collect data from their group members. Individuals then create a display of their data and calculate descriptive...
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Workbook
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University of Utah

Statistics-Investigate Patterns of Association in Bivariate Data

For Students 8th Standards
Young mathematicians construct and analyze patterns of association in bivariate data using scatter plots and linear models. The sixth chapter of a 10-part eighth grade workbook series then prompts class members to construct and interpret...

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