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The Math League

The Math League: Using Data and Statistics: Pie Charts

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This introductory tutorial about statistical graphing with four examples of how pie charts (circle graphs) are constructed and read.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Data Graphs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Create and customize a bar graph, line graph, or pie chart based on a set of data and print it out.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Definition of Bar Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Get the definition for a bar graph. Then, select the link "here's more" and use the interactive graph to display data as a bar graph, line graph or pie chart. The finished graph may be printed.
Activity
The Math League

The Math League: Ratio and Proportion

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial provides definitions and examples of ratios and proportions and features comparing ratios and converting rates.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reading Circle Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to figure out the size of the shaded portions of a circle graph. They then complete a chart showing the fraction, decimal, and percentage equivalents.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Mathline Creature Feature Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts lesson that engages students in an exploration of statistics. Through a study of various forest climates, students utilize data collection and analysis, classification, and graphing....
Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Uses of Saline Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website explains a variety of uses for saline water. Pie graphs and bar graphs are used to illustrate the various uses. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Website
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: The Tree of Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the diversity of species on Earth by exploring a cladogram, a graph-like tree of life that illustrates relatedness among species. Includes instructions for reading cladograms and a pie chart that summarizes the percentages of...

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