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The Apple Orchard Problem

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard lesson, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem presented. Students plot...
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Black Out

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students collect and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students plot their data on a coordinate plane and find the line of best fit. They calculate the linear regression using the data.
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A Ststistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Statistics and Probability worksheet, students create a line plot for the first 100 letters in the Preamble to the constitution and compare their frequency distributions to the actual frequency distribution.  The one page...
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Using Computers to Produce Spreadsheets and Bar Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students review graphing terminology and how to plot data points, how to input data into a spreadsheet, and how to make a chart using a computer.
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Thinking Outside the Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Now this lesson sounds fun! High schoolers 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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Modeling Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners 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
Students 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, use a...
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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
Young scholars graph and outline the path of a typhoon. In 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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Conductivity of salt Solutions

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

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

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students determine the trigonometric function that best models the given data. The eight page worksheet contains explanation, examples, and twenty-one problems. Answers are not included.
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MAP Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry activity, 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, 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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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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Midterm 1 Exam: Statistics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this statistics worksheet, students determine the mean, variance, standard deviation and median of given statistical data. They organize data, create box-and-whisker plots and identify outliers. This nine-page worksheet contains 7...
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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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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...
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Temperature Comparisons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students practice plotting temperature data points on a line graph in groups and examine the temperature differences at the same time of year. They graph the temperatures in Lannon, WI, and Mitchell's Plain, SA. After the data has been...
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Human Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make and use observations of Laetoli footprints to provide clues to life in the past. They collect and analyze data to study the relationship between foot length and body height.
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Scientific Inquiry: Periodic Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars construct their own pendulum. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to find the factors affecting its period. They formulate a conclusion based on experimental data.
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Streamflow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the topic of streamflow and how it occurs. They take measurements and analyze them. They interpret data and create their own charts and graphs.