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Sonar Mapping

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use a shoe box to create a seafloor model and use cardboard for layering inside of the shoe box to simulate the ocean floor. They probe the ocean floor to simulate sonar echoes. Finally, students graph their data to get a...
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Thinking Outside the Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Now this lesson sounds fun! Young scholars throw a ball, film it as it soars through the air, and use a spreadsheet to collect data. A scatterplot is created to produce a quadratic regression equation, an equation in vertex form, and an...
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Statistics Newscast in Math Class

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners study sports teams, gather data about the teams, and create a newscast about their data. In this sports analysis lesson, students research two teams and define their statistical data. Learners compare the two teams, make...
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What Happened to the Mean and Median

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students find the mean, median and mode. In hs statistics lesson, students collect, plot and analyze data. The identify the effect the central tendency have on the data and line.
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Modeling Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect data on population growth. In this statistics lesson, students graph their data and make predictions. They find the linear regression and the best fit line.
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Algebra II: Quadratic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers collect and organize data, make a scatterplot, fit a curve to the appropriate parent function, and interpret the results. Students translate among the various representations of the quadratic function, formulate equations,...
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Lab Sheet: Exponential Growth and Decay

For Students 8th - 9th
In this exponential worksheet, students gather information from an experiment and plot the data in a scatter plot. Using given formulas, they plot an equation of a line and then compare the graphs. Students observe exponential growth...
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The Origins and Maintenance of Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 7th - 12th
For this atmosphere worksheet, students read a data table showing the percentages of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen in the atmosphere over the last 4500 million years. They then create a graph comparing these gases over time and...
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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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Typhoon Project

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph and outline the path of a typhoon. For this algebra lesson, students measure the path of the typhoon and create a graph with their data. They analyze the data and make predictions.
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Get a Half-life!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use m&m candies as their sample set. They begin by counting the total number of candies to determine their sample size. Students put the candies into a cup and shake them gently before pouring them onto a paper plate. Count...
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Understanding Equations of Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write equations for different functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students observe data and find the function that goes along with that data. The identify the line of best fit.
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Analyzing Cubes

For Students 9th
In this analyzing cubes worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 6 different types of problems. First, they organize the given data into the table provided. Then, students study the patterns in the table and tell whether the pattern of...
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Conductivity of salt Solutions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the concentration level of solutions. In this math/science activity, students identify three different ionic compounds. They predict the conductivity of each using their collected data.
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Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve and graph linear equations. In this algebra activity, students collect data and plot it to create a linear function. They identify the domain and range of each line.
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Linear and Exponential Growth

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars explore the concept of linear and exponential growth. In this linear and exponential growth lesson, students collect data about China's population. Young scholars model the data to determine if it is linear or exponential.
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MAP Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
For this geometry worksheet, students create circle, line and bar graphs using different comparisons of events. There are 24 questions with an answer key.
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Probability Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect and plot data on a graph. In this statistics lesson plan, students analyze the distribution of a sample and predict the outcome. They find the line of best fit and discuss what would make the sample larger.
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Specific Heat and Insulation

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students measure the air and soil temperatures at designated times. They graph the temperatures of each on one piece of graph paper with different colors. Students compare the information for the two line plots and analyze their results...
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Looking Normal

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify the shape of a function. In this statistics instructional activity, students plot the data collected. They analyze their data for positive, negative or no correlation. They find the line of best fit.
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Distance in Coordinate Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners analyze distance and graphing. In this geometry lesson, students work problems on a coordinate grid calculating the distance. They apply the Pythagorean Theorem to their data and answer.
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Where's the Beach?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use beach profile data to analyze how erosion and sediment transport changed seashore slopes. In this geology lesson, students plot the data provided and analyze erosion patterns. They also assess coastal erosion management...
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Graphing Scatterplots

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine scatterplots and determine the equation of a line using the slope-intercept method. Students interpret graphs, draw inferences, and sketch a curve of best fit for the graph. Based upon patterns in the graphs, students...
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Texting and Grades II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Given the least squares regression line, interpret the slope and intercept in the context of the relationship between texting and GPA. Although this task is short and looks simple, some subtle points can be brought to light in a...