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Investigating Correlation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate different types of correlation in this statistics lesson. They identify positive, negative and no correlation as it relates to their data. They then find the line of best fit for the plotted data.
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Exponential Functions

For Students 9th
In this exponential functions worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 23 various types of problems. First, they simplify each expression. Then, students evaluate the function at different values of x and plot the ordered pairs. in...
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Olympic Bar Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Olympic bar graph worksheet, young scholars pick a sport from the 2004 Olympic games and find data from the Olympic web page. They graph the scores (times, distance, or speed) and the medals. They answer questions about the...
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Exploring Data Sets and Statistics in Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept data sets.  In this data sets lesson plan, students find the 5 number summaries for salaries of teachers and compare them with 5 number summaries of professional baseball players.  Learners use box...
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Volcano's Deadly Warning

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners view a video clip on volcanoes. They work together to discover the concept of sine waves. They plot points on a chart and connect them to create the complex wave. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Introduction to Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the mean, median, mode, range, and interquartile range for a set of data. They create a box and whisker plot using paper, pencil and technology.
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Trends in the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th
In this trends in the periodic table worksheet, students plot the ionization energy vs. atomic number and they plot atomic radius vs. atomic number of the first 20 elements. Students analyze their graphs and answer questions about the...
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Make a Pass at Me

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars identify different types of functions and units of measurements. In this statistics instructional activity, students will collect data, graph their data and make predictions about their data. They plot a linear...
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Equations for Curves Passing through a Given Set of Points

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learner use three random locations on the coordinate system and simplify the expression and assign result to the variable loc. They substitute guesses for the center and radius of the circle in the equation for the center of a circle and...
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Volcano Hazards

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research volcano hazards in VolcanoWorld, make a paper volcano, produce and watch the effects of ashfall, produce and watch the effects of a mudflow and create a hazard map by plotting historical ashfall/mudflow data from Mount...
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Fan(tom) of the Opera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the ways in which the worlds of popular music and opera can work together to complement the other. They work in small groups to analyze plot, characters, setting and themes of a popular opera using a summary of that...
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TEXT MESSAGING

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences between standard and non-standard English and use text-speak to rewrite a plot summary and a news story. They identify a type of non-standard English and determine the characteristics that make it...
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Comparing Costs

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners compare the costs of two cellular phone plans and determine the best rate. They use a table and a graph of points plotted on a Cartesian plane to display their findings. Students write an equation containing variables that could...
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Human Face of Mathematics - Mathematics in Aboriginal Culture

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students collect statistical data.  In groups, students play a dart game and then determine the distance between darts.  They collect the data and plot the information on a coordinate plane.  They identify the mean and the...
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Gra[hing Linear Equations

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders use the slope and y-intercept to graph a linear equation and fill in a table with the coordinates of the five points plotted.  The seven page worksheet contains fourteen problems. ...
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Going Local with Global Warming

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine climate change by using recent temperature records.  In this data analysis lesson students plot weather data and study the differences between weather and climate. 
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LAND USE ISSUES

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars relate math with real life situations. They identify and plot points on a grid map. They identify and locate the Drop Box Sites.
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Measure Up!

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Statisticians take things to new heights using a set of height measurements. Students use TI-82 or TI-83 calculators to determine extreme values and the median for the data. They also construct a box-and-whisker plot to summarize the...
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Line Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet, young scholars describe the relationship between a line graph and its data. They define the reasons line graphs are used and discuss increasing and decreasing lines. There is one involved questions, requiring...
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Mapping Exercise

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this mapping worksheet, students are given data of children exposed to health risks and their geographical location. Students plot each child's home and the risk factors using an (x, y) grid. They answer 2 questions about the...
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Lord of the Rings: Borrowed Mythology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars complete a research project. In this mythology lesson plan, students identify the similarities between world mythology and The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Young scholars complete character plot diagrams for each episode of...
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Linear and Exponential Models

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the differences between linear and exponential models.  In this linear and exponential models instructional activity, students make a table of given data.  Students determine if the data is linear or...
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Earth's Rotation Changes and the Length of the Day

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Earth's rotation and day length learning exercise, students are given a table with the period of geological time, the age of the Earth and the total days per year. Students calculate the number of hours per day in each geological...
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Astronomy in the Round

For Students 8th - 10th
In this round astronomical bodies worksheet, students use 6 photographs of various solar system bodies to answer 5 questions related to the roundness of these bodies. They create a number to represent the roundness of an object and they...

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