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Ranging the Triple M's
Fifth graders explore collecting and analyzing data. In this mean, median and mode lesson, 5th graders use real word data to determine the mean, median and mode. Students are given sets of numbers on index cards as asked to find the...
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Scatter Plots
In this scatter plots learning exercise, students complete multiple choice questions about scatter plots having to do with money, free throws, exercising, and more. Students complete 8 problems.
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It's My Time!
Students create a pie chart. In this time lesson, students determine the amount of time they spend on given activities. They create a pie chart diagraming the data. Students share their graphs with the class.
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Build a Catapult
Studens construct their own catapult. In this history of catapults lesson, students work in groups to make their own model of a catapult. Students use physics vocabulary terms explain how the catapult works. Students test the...
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Graphing It Out
Students create bar graphs. For this graphing lesson, students explore the concepts of net pay, gross pay, income and expenses. They create a bar graph to designate financial outlay during a specified period.
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All About Graphs
Students practice organizing data by creating graphs. In this statistics lesson plan, students survey the class about favorite colors and create a bar graph using the data. Students complete a test based on pet and animal...
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Violence On TV
Students examine violence on TV. In this data collection instructional activity, students explore TV violence. Students watch TV shows and fill out a checklist about the amount of violence. Students organize and analyze the...
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The Numbers Tell the Story
Students demonstrate how to gather and interpret statistical data. In this data analysis lesson, students search for statistics on the health effects of smoking and place the information into charts. Students create these charts online...
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A Line Graph of the Ocean Floor
Students develop a spreadsheet and import the information into a line graph. In this spreadsheet and line graph instructional activity, students develop a spreadsheet of ocean depths. They import the information into a word processed...
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All That Corn
Young scholars observe and record data. In this plant growth instructional activity, students plant and grow corn. Young scholars observe the growth of their corn and record their data. Students read corn recipes and...
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3 Kinds of Graphs
Young scholars construct three different graphs-a line graph, a bar graph, and a circle graph. In this graphing instructional activity, students use different graphs to display various data that they collect.
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Carbon Dating
Simulate C-14 decay using M&M and Reese's Pieces candies. For this scatter-plot lesson, students perform an experiment to simulate the half life of C-14. Information is plotted on a scatter-plot. Students answer four comprehension...
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Students examine graphs to find the most appropriate for various kinds of data. In this graphing lesson, student create bar, line and circle graphs. Students create graphs electronically and manually interpreting the data.
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Statistics Problems
In this statistics activity, 3rd graders answer questions about different graphs including bar graphs, picture graphs, line graphs, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Fairy Tales
Sixth graders explore the elements of fairy tales. In this fairy tales lesson, 6th graders analyze several versions of Cinderella from around the world. Students graph fairy tale elements using Excel and create Venn diagrams comparing...
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Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this lesson. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and examine it for...
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Linear and Exponential Models
Students linearize data to determine if an exponential model is suitable. In this linearizing data to determine if an exponential model is suitable lesson, students graph the residuals of sets of data that appear to have an exponential...
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The Great Pollinators
Students discover the reproductive parts of a plant. In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class. Students record their information using a data chart.
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An "Average" Golf Score
Ninth graders investigate mean, median, and mode. In this mean, median, and mode lesson, 9th graders research gold data for the top ten scores in two golf tournaments. Students make tables and graphs of the data. ...
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Exploring the Dark Heart of an Obsessive Mind
Students complete a unit of activities for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe in part to analyze short stories, playwriting, and video production. In this Edgar Allan Poe lesson, students complete a 37 page packet of...
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A Wet Welcome Home
Students investigate data collection and analysis. In this Algebra I lesson plan, students create a scatter plot and find the equation of best fit in a simulation of a leaking water pipe.
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Corn-Crop is a Bin-Buster
Learners calculate percent change and create lists of data. They enter the corresponding bushels of corn measured in billions to their list and display, then convert the acres into scientific notation and use the value on the home screen...
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How Do Plants Grow?
Students investigate plant growth. In this plant growth lesson plan, students investigate what would happen to plants if they did not have water and sunlight. Students conduct experiments to determine what plants need. Students create a...
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Perimeter Pattern
High schoolers investigate perimeter patterns formed by a hexagon and a triangle. They will identify the dependent and independent variable and write a function for the relationship.