Students consider their own positive traits and identify which ones are most valuable to the benefit of the class. They make a bar graph of the top skills. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this lesson to compile their data.

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6th - 8th

Students collect and organize data. They design and prepare different sets of graphs and charts to display their data and debate the merits of each format.

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3rd - 8th

Students examine data analysis. They conduct a randomized sample, input data into a spreadsheet, create histograms, boxplots, scatter plots, number summaries, and line graphs, and compute the standard deviation using a calculator and computer.

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8th - 12th

Students explore and investigate the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. They research the legends and myths that have sustained the aurora throughout history. Each student discovers how NASA scientists and engineers utilize satellite technology to measure and record data analysis of the Northern Lights.

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6th - 8th

Students review the processes of data collection, data analysis & information implementation, as well as yield data, soil data, and remote sensing. Then, they define data analysis and discuss various examples of techniques used. Students also reclassify to create a discrete zone place continuous data into comprehendable classifications.

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9th - 12th