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US Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial walks students through how to create different types of graphs using the Create a Graph tool available on the website. Covers bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, area graphs, scatter plots, and dependent and independent...
PPT
Other

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School: The Scientific Method (Part 3) [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Explains how to collect and organize data for an experiment. Describes how to make a table and graph the data, and when to use different types of graphs. Next, it discusses which variable should be on the x- or y-axis of a graph, and how...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Hans Rosling Shows the Best Stats You've Ever Seen

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore collected data in regards to life expectancies, family size, and finances through out the world and the various ways the data has been displayed.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Bar Graphs Grades 9 10

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Make a bar graph to display given data.
Professional Doc
Other

Kindergarten lessons.com: Graphing Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Graphing activities for preschool and kindergarten include collecting data and organizing it in a variety of ways. There are lots of fun things to do in this area of math and the activities integrate well with science and literacy...
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Showing the Results of a Survey

For Students 2nd - 8th
A variety of ways to display the results of a survey are listed, including tables, statistics and different types of graphs.
Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Stats Graphs Defined

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland Community College provides a glossary of many terms that are needed in order to understand statistics graphs and charts. Each of the types of charts is quickly explained in terms of what it is most effective in displaying.
Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Exploring Your Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Students act as data collectors who gather different types of information about various things in the environment. Students then organize the data in a table and reflect on the possible uses of this data.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Types of Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the use of graphs. Bar graphs, tables and circle graphs are discussed.
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Dot Plots

For Students 4th - 6th
Explains, with examples, what dot plots are.
Lesson Plan
Other

Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this online lesson plan, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think will be the...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a quick review of line, bar, and circle graphs.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Graficas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive practice to review bar graphs, circle graph, scatter plot, etc. Test are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers. Different levels of difficulties are provided.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Wizards: Graphs

For Students 4th - 6th
Join the Magic Wandia Games and learn all about graphs!
Interactive
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: What Are Data?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NCEAS answers many questions about data. You can also learn about data, tables, and types of graphs in this informative site.
Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures: Abstract Data Type

For Students 9th - 10th
The DADS description of the dictionary abstract data type.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Unemployment in My Hometown

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners interpret data tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare national and local unemployment data.
Activity
Other

Northern Michigan University: Stem and Leaf Plot

For Students 9th - 10th
Site discusses how to use stem-and-leaf plots with an example and the steps listed for easy reading.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Identifying Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown a table with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions at various values of x and are asked to match the function type to each data set and explain their reasoning. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.b and F-LE.A.1.c.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if a Sse Modeling London's Population

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are shown a table of population data for the city of London and are asked to explore whether a linear, quadratic, or exponential function would be appropriate to model relationships within the data. They are next...
Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Perspectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students utilize data tables culled from the US DOE Energy Information Agency to create graphs that illustrate what types of energy we use and how we use it. An MS Excel workbook with several spreadsheets of data is provided. Students...
Interactive
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: State Support for Higher Education Per Full Time Equivalent Student

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive map on this page displays the amount spent by each states on public universities, excluding special purpose appropriations. The statistics are searchable by state for each year between 2000 and 2020. Data is also...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural Disasters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to our planet's structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires,...