Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scatter Plots: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces scatter plots. It is 4 of 9 in the series titled "Scatter Plots."
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Scatter Plots & Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The statistics resource explores scatter plots and correlation. Students learn about the concepts through notes and detailed examples. The resource consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the topics.
Graphic
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet that helps a student to create a scatter plot using the coordinates and axes and given data.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 5 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 6 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Golden Ratio Scattered Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a discovery lesson where the students have to create a scattered plot and find a linear correlation that approximates the golden ratio.
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Graphing Scatter Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page is in response to a question that someone emailed Dr. Math. It shows how to make a scatter plot for peoples' height and shoe sizes. The information is somewhat brief, but worth checking out on the subject.
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Correlation of a Scatterplot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from Ask Dr. Math describes the correlation of a scatterplot and gives an example of one with no correlation.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 1 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 2 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 3 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 4 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 7 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners use a given scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 8 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners use a scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.
Activity
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Famous People

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students estimate the ages of famous people, then create a scatterplot with the actual ages. This activity allows them to estimate with linear equations. You can access the age data through the "activity" link.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Describing Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Video program showing how to use a scatter plot to illustrate relationship between response and explanatory variables, to determine patterns in variables, and to calculate least squares. Real-life examples -- manatee deaths per number of...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti: Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?," into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. Students will determine if these graphs intersect and learn...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Scatterplots and Correlation With Ti 89

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students input data relating the values of one variable associated with values of another and use these data to generate a scatterplot. From the scatterplot, they determine whether there is a correlation between the two variables and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Applications of Function Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students draw a scatter plot of data, find and draw the function that best fits that data, and make predictions from that information. Students watch...
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Scatter Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph ordered pairs and customize the graph title and axis labels. Points are connected from left to right, rather than being connected in the order they are entered.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Hooke's Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students study Hooke's Law. They understand that stretch on a spring is directly proportional to the force applied to the end of the string. Students observe a spring being stretched as candies are added to a cup...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Glencoe Algebra 1: Graphing Calculator Investigation Curve

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will make scatter plots and find the appropriate regression equations that best fit the data.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Height vs Arm Span

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a quick class opener. That allow students to practice reading scatter plots and determining the correlation among data points.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fitting Quadratic and Exponential Functions to Scatter Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Determine if a quadratic or exponential model fits a data set better, then use the model to make a prediction. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

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