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This Land is Our Land
Students interpret NASS data to determine loss or gain of farm land and compare land in production and crop production over a 50 year period.
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Go The Distance Car Construction
Students build and program a car to drive a specific challenge distance.They must at the end of the lesson, have the car that stops the closest to a challenge distance.
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Nutrition Lesson Plan
Second graders complete a survey as class answering the question: "Did you eat breakfast this morning?". They place a tally mark in the column that best represents their answer. They then discuss the results in the graph.
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Does Your Field Measure Up
Learners measure angles using a plane table kit. In this geometry lesson, students use trigonometric identities to find the values of the length of a football field.
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Build a Bar Graph
Learners discover how to use bar graphs. They will gather and organize specific data in order to put it into a bar graph. Then they will answer several questions based on the information they have graphed.
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The Power of Graphical Display: How to Use Graphs to Justify a Position, Prove a Point, or Mislead the Viewer
Analyze different types of graphs with learners. They conduct a survey and determine the mean, median and mode. They then identify different techniques for collecting data.
Mathed Up!
Stratified Sampling
Young mathematicians learn how to solve problems involving stratified sampling. They review concepts of sampling and proportionality by watching a video and then they complete a worksheet of questions on this topic.
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Too Heavy For Me
Students explore the different arrangement of air molecules in high and low air pressure masses. They compare the temperature of high and low pressure masses and discover how a barometer works.
Discovery Education
Sonar & Echolocation
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
University of Kansas
Newspaper in the Classroom
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
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Collect and Organize Data - Practice 14.1
In this data collection worksheet, students read the word problem and study the tally chart about favorite sports. Kids then use the information in the chart to answer the questions. Students then use the list about students' favorite...
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Learners conduct a survey. In this math activity, students design and conduct a survey about Thanksgiving foods. Learners display the collected data in a graph and use the graph to determine what food to serve for a Thanksgiving meal.
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The Survey Says
Learners experience the development of statistical data. In groups, they construct a survey questionnaire for a target audience. Students produce the questionnaire, distribute it, collect it, and tabulate the data. Using EXCEL, the...
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National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)
Students review data analysis techniques. In this statistics instructional activity, students access statistical software regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Students read and interpret the data as they...
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Favorite And Least Favorite Vegetable Survey and Bar Graph
In this favorite and least favorite vegetable survey, students create a bar graph after they survey and keep track of data on this graphic organizer.
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Local Traffic Survey
Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.
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Survey Says...
Students practice taking surveys to answer different questions about radio. For this communications lesson, students brainstorm to create questions they can ask strangers about how often they listen to their radio. Students...
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Choose a Graph to Display Data
For this math graphs worksheet, students write line plot, tally chart, pictograph, or bar graph to tell the best kind of graph to use to answer the six questions.
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Survey Bias
In this survey bias worksheet, students solve and complete 2 different types of problems regarding a survey. First, they identify various sources of bias. Then, students describe how to minimize bias in assessing statistical surveys.
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Favorite Food Survey Recording Sheet
In this favorite food survey recording activity, students use the survey sheet to collect data about favorite foods. They fill in the name and favorite food of the people they survey.
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!-Survey Project
Young scholars explore the process of the production of statistical information. In this statistical analysis lesson, students design, process and report on a survey of their own creation. ...
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Mapping with a Compass: A Simulated Survey
Students use compasses and grids to map the locations of artifacts found in a simulated dig site. In groups, they role-play as future archeologists excavating a school site. Groups begin at their assigned datum and site the artifacts...
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Survey: What is Your Favorite Rainforest Animal?
In this favorite rainforest animal survey worksheet, 1st graders will survey their classmates about which animal is their favorite. There are 12 animal choices. Students will record responses by making tally marks.
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Favorite Animal Survey --Animals of Australia
In this favorite animal survey worksheet, students use tally marks to survey and record data about favorite Australian animals. Students then use the results to make a graph.