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US Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial
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...
Other
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School: The Scientific Method (Part 3) [Pdf]
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Hans Rosling Shows the Best Stats You've Ever Seen
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Bar Graphs Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Make a bar graph to display given data.
Other
Kindergarten lessons.com: Graphing Activities
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...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Showing the Results of a Survey
A variety of ways to display the results of a survey are listed, including tables, statistics and different types of graphs.
Richland Community College
Richland Community College: Stats Graphs Defined
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.
Google
Google for Education: Exploring Your Environment
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Types of Graphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the use of graphs. Bar graphs, tables and circle graphs are discussed.
Other
Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a quick review of line, bar, and circle graphs.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Graficas
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.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Wizards: Graphs
Join the Magic Wandia Games and learn all about graphs!
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Nceas: What Are Data?
This site from NCEAS answers many questions about data. You can also learn about data, tables, and types of graphs in this informative site.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures: Abstract Data Type
The DADS description of the dictionary abstract data type.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Unemployment in My Hometown
In this lesson plan, learners interpret data tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare national and local unemployment data.
Other
Northern Michigan University: Stem and Leaf Plot
Site discusses how to use stem-and-leaf plots with an example and the steps listed for easy reading.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Identifying Functions
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F if a Sse Modeling London's Population
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...
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Perspectives
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...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: State Support for Higher Education Per Full Time Equivalent Student
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural Disasters
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,...