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Student Costs Data Table

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students compare and contrast two routes selected for a virtual field trip. They create a data table of educational activities, lodging, and meal costs using Microsoft Excel software.
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What's Data?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students get the opportunity to investigate the concept of data collecting. They explore how to tally and read a bar graph. Vocabulary about data is also be included. At the end of the lesson, individual students collect data independently.
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Environmental Agents of Mathematics: Mathematics for Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High schoolers analyze environmental science data using Math. They do research about renewable energy, gather data, create graphs and interpret their findings. Then the group presents their arguments persuasively using their findings to...
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Cutting Expenses

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore budgeting. In this finance and math lesson, students brainstorm ways in which households could save money. Students view websites that give cost reducing ideas. Students complete an expense comparison chart and use the...
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Ornithology and Real World Science

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson plan! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson plan incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research,...
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Exploring Renewable Energy Through Graphs and Statistics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify different sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this math instructional activity, learners calculate their own carbon footprint based on the carbon dioxide they create daily. They use statistics to...
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Aerosol Lesson: Science - Graphing SAGE II Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine and plot atmospheric data on bar graphs.
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Historical Population Changes in the US

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research on historical population changes in the U.S. They conduct Internet research on the Historical Census Data Browser, create a bar graph and data table using a spreadsheet program, and display and interpret their...
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Tables, Charts and Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine a science journal to develop an understanding of graphs in science.  In this data analysis lesson, students read an article from the Natural Inquirer and discuss the meaning of the included graph.  Learners...
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Investigating: Interpreting Graphs and Analyzing Data

For Teachers K
Students explore statistics by researching class birthday data. In this data analysis lesson, students investigate the different birthdays among their classmates and create data tables based on the given information. Students view bar...
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Graphing Family Reading Habits

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...
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Get the Picture with Graphs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine line, bar and circle graphs in the newspaper and on the Internet. They complete sketches of graphs with an emphasis on selecting the best model to depict the data collected.
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Role-Playing Jean Talon

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore New France. In this New France lesson, students examine census data compiled by Jean Talon in 1665 and 1666. Learners take on the role of Talon trying to convince the King of France to increase his investment in New...
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Volcanic Hazards: Airborne Debris

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils interpret maps and graph data related to volcanic ash. Then they analyze the importance of wind speed and the dangers of the ash to both life, air temperature, and technology. 
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Confusing Colors!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collect data, graph their data, and then make predictions based upon their findings. They's interest is maintained by the interesting way the data is collected. The data collection experiment is from the psychology work of...
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Displaying The Data

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students engage in a research project to find information about one's personal family heritage. They collect information by conducting family interviews. Students use the data to create a graph, map, and timeline. Then students take part...
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A Research Project and Article For the Natural Inquirer

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Get your class to use the scientific process to solve a scientific problem. They utilize the Natural Inquirer magazine to identify a research question which they write an introduction to and collect data to answer. They use graphs,...
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Science and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research inventions that have been created. In this historical technology lesson, students read the Harcourt Brace social studies textbook and discuss how inventors used graphs to display data. Students create a table to write...
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Effects of chemical use in Agriculture

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research environmental data to create a bar graph. In this agricultural ecology lesson, students research the pros and cons of chemical use in farming. Students debate on passing a law to reduce chemical use.
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Using Charts and Graphs to Study East Asia's Modern Economy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine East Asia's modern economy. In groups, classmates use the internet to compare the resources, products, and economy of specified countries. After collecting the data, pupils create charts, tables and graphs. They...
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Wordle It

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss, define, and give themselves character traits. In this character traits lesson, students create a list of ten character traits that describe themselves. Students create a data table and poll their classmates about the...
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Sustainable Development and Canada's Natural Resources

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use text information, data and graphs to explain what sustainable development is, and to investigate the rate of consumption of Canada's natural resources. In groups, they graph their findings.
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Michigan Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze data from a virtual field trip to Michigan. They conduct Internet research on mileage and travel time between cities, calculate and compare fuel costs, and research and calculate lodging, activities, and meal costs.
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You Light Up My Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between solar activity and the Earth's geomagnetic field in producing the phenomena known as aurora borealis (Northern Lights) by reading and discussing "Earth, Wind and Fireworks." students graph data...