Statistics Lesson Plans

From All Choked Up By Smoking Statistics to the Meatrix: Do You Want the Truth?, find teacher approved statistics lesson plans that inspire student learning.

21 Views: 6th - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students use the article 'More College students Are Smoking, Study Says' as a springboard for discussion on the reasons why people smoke cigarettes and investigate different methods of graphing statistics by using the data provided in the article.

Remembering Our Veterans

33 Views: 8th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students research a variety of military statistics while using the theme of Remebering Our Veterans. They use data management to plan and create a PowerPoint presentation with their findings. They incorporate different types of data displays to show off their analysis.

A World of Information

00 Views: 3rd - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students analyze data and statistics about countries around the world. They read graphs and charts, color a world map to illustrate the top ten statistics about the world, and write a paragraph to summarize their information.

Escape! Because Accidents Happen-Car Crash

82 Views: 5th - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students view a video clip about seat belt use in the United States. They create their own study of seat belt use in their local community. They compare and contrast these results with national statistics.

Statistics: Something Fishy

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Students will estimate the size of a large population by applying the concepts of ratio and proportion through the capture-recapture statistical procedure. Students use real-life data of fish population in Chesapeake Bay as their problem.

What's the Matter with My Snow?

14 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students collect snow samples around their school. They explore the concepts of density and phase change as well as the math skills of measurement and statistics. Students explore the water cycle through an interactive, down loadable software program.

New Kids in The Hall

17 Views: 6th - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students assess the role of statistics in determining those athletes chosen to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. They work in small groups to calculate, chart, and graph various statistics for different Hall of Fame members.

Epidemic Proportions

78 Views: 6th - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students research epidemics that have devastated world population at various points in history. They share and calculate statistics obtained in their research and develop graphs comparing and contrasting how different epidemics affect global population

Recognizing and Combating Segregation in U.S. Schools Today

85 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students explore the prevalence of racism and statistical segregation in America's schools. They design a project to investigate how the racial makeup of their school compares to other schools. In addition, they evaluate their design and the validity of collected data.

[PDF] the Meatrix: Do You Want the Truth?

11 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students compare the differences between factory farming and sustainable farms. They incorporate math computation techniques and the use of graphs and tables to collect ten facts and/or opinions and at least 3 statistics (including percentages) regarding family farms and factory farms.