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Family Vacation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use math to plan a trip by houseboat down the Mississippi River. They research and obtain information on the Mississippi River and its surroundings and use multiple graphs to represent their data.
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Pumpkin Seed Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 7th
For this unique lesson pupils participate in a pumpkin seed experiment. Students interact with the pumpkins weight, seeds and record their findings of what lies within the pumpkin once the top of the pumpkin is cut off for observations....
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Tune...Um!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect real data on sound. In this algebra lesson, students use a CBL and graphing calculator to observe the graph created by sound waves. They draw conclusion about the frequency of sound from the graph.
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Graph a Panther's Diet

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the diet of panthers. In this interpreting data lesson, students collect data on the panther's diet and chart the data in bar and pie graphs.
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Systems of the Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gather information by questioning, forming hypothesis, collecting and analyzing data, reaching conclusions and evaluating results, and communicating procedures and findings to others. Then they demonstrate an understanding...
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NFL Home Field Advantage?

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Does the home team have the home field advantage in football? Class members look at a graph that displays wins at home and wins on the road for each NFL team from 2002–2012. Then they answer eight word problems that look at the...
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Deflate-gate

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Does temperature affect the air pressure of a football? Young mathematicians look at the readings from a pressure gauge and determine if the balls are within regulation or are under inflated.
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Inching Worms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun...
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Remote Sensing

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in a variety of activities designed to reinforce the concept of light and the electromagnetic spectrum. They research and analyze data from remotely sensed images. They present their findings in a PowerPoint...
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Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Learning Unit

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore counting and classification. They sort leaves, create graphs, write sentences for the data in the graphs, develop graphs for shapes, favorite animals, birthdays, and participate in a die prediction game.
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Density of Minerals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine the mass, volume, and density of two different mineral samples. Students show data and calculations as well as answer questions about the mineral identities.
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Sizing Pumpkins

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the sizes of pumpkins. They measure and record the diameters of pumpkins. They create five subtraction problems and solve them. They weigh their pumpkins, record the data and select two pumpkins to make a graph of...
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A Thanksgiving Survey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils take a survey then use the information gained from the survey to help plan a typical Thanksgiving dinner for our last day of class. They create a graph which corresponds the the data gathered during interviews.
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Making Connections

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the input/output model for building function tables. From the data, 8th graders connect tables, graphs, function rules, and equations in one variable. They work backwards to determine function rules for given...
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Introduction to the Scientific Method

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students designs and conduct a scientific experiment that identifies the problem, distinguishes manipulated, responding and controlled variables, collects, analyzes and communicates data, and makes valid inferences and conclusions.
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Finding a Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils engage in the practice of creating a scatter plot with the data obtained from measuring different resting heart rates. The data is used to create the table that is translated into a graph. The lesson gives instructions for the use...
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Recognizing Bias in Graphs

For Students 7th - 8th
In this bias in graphs worksheet, students examine graphs and explain the data. They determine why the graph is or is not biased. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 6 problems. Explanations and examples are provided.
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Jumping in the Air - What was your Height?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners solve equations using the quadratic formula. In this quadratic equations lesson, students use digital cameras to film learners jumping and import film clips into a computer. Students use the data in the quadratic formula...
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Computer Skills

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research computer information and use it to find the mean of things.  In this computer skills instructional activity students are given activities in which they calculate and use a spreadsheet to enter data on the mean of their...
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Polling and Statistics

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate polling. In this statistics lesson, students collect data-on polling and graph their data on a coordinate plane. They identify biased and non-biased polling.
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Paper Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Small groups of students perform paper chromatography to separate food dyes into their component colors. Students perform the experiment and collect, organize, and represent their data to form an explanation of their outcomes. Students...
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Science Matters

Slip Sliding Along

For Teachers 6th Standards
The San Andreas Fault is the largest earthquake-producing fault in California. In the seventh lesson in the 20 part series, pupils create maps of California, focusing on the San Andreas Fault system. The comparison of where California is...
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Move To a Healthier Aquatic Balance

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine aquatic orgnaisms and how enviromental chages affect them. This factors include: temperature, Ph, oxygen, nutrients, and pollutants. They also explore habitat quality (erosion). Students compile data and create...
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Let's Take a Chance!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate probability and the chance of an even happening. In this algebra lesson, students incorporate their knowledge of probability to solve problems and relate it to the real world. They learn to make decisions based on data.

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