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Energy Resources and Systems
We've talked a lot about energy, but where does energy come from? Pupils brainstorm different energy sources through a class discussion to kick off the 14th installment of a 25-part Energy Systems and Solutions unit. They then research...
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The Barbie Bungee Drop
What do math, bungee jumping, and Barbie® have in common? Young adventure seekers use rubber bands as bungee cords to predict a thrilling, but safe, jump for their doll. First, test jumps are conducted with a few rubber bands. Then more...
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Barbie Bungee
Middle and high schoolers collect and analyze their data. In this statistics lesson, pupils analyze graphs for linear regression as they discuss the relationship of the function to the number of rubber bands and the distance of the...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Introduction to Graphing
Students practice graphing activities. In this graphing lesson plan, students discuss ways to collect data and complete survey activities. Students visit a table and graphs website and then a create a graph website to practice graphing.
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Computation: How can we use rice to solve problem questions?
Fourth graders graph metric tons of rice produced by various countries. In this graphing lesson, 4th graders follow problem solving steps to answer questions about rice nutrition and then graph the amount of rice produced by several...
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Making Graphs
Students explore statistics by conducting class demographic surveys. In this graph making lesson, students identify the family members of each classmate, pets they own, and favorite activities. Students organize their statistics and...
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Earthquake on the Playground
Students investigate earthquakes by examining chart data.  In this disasters lesson, students identify the waves that are recorded when an earthquake arises by reading sample graphs in class. Students participate in an earthquake...
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Graphing Linear Equations
Eighth graders examine linear equations by creating graphs from them. For this graphing lesson, 8th graders read several linear equations and plot them on a graph with the help of their classmates. Students find the slope of the linear...
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths. Â In this magnet experiment lesson plan, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them. Â Students record the...
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Let's Graph It! Pre-Test
In this graphing worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions, clicking on a link to see correct answers or print the page.
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Chucky Chickadee's Bird and Breakfast: Sing in Please
Students observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing instructional activity, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Students complete a bird reporting sheet and...
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Graph Groups (One Color)
In this graphing worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which the colored shapes in each set are counted. Students then fill out a bar graph to show how many of each color are in the sets.
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The Bread Shop
For this pie chart worksheet, students use the pie chart graph to count the money Adam made in the Bread Shop. Students complete 10 questions.
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Horizontal Bar Graph-- Blank Grid
In this math worksheet, students use the blank horizontal bar graph to record and display any data and to learn the correct way to generate a bar graph. Spaces are marked for students to write in the title and labels; intervals of 1-10...
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Beatrix Potter Book Survey
For this survey activity, students ask classmates which Beatrix Potter books they have read and record their responses. Book titles are listed in the first column and tally marks are written in the second column. Students then graph...
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Graphing Fun
First graders analyze objects and make a graphing picture to analyze the data. In this graphing lesson, 1st graders complete an object graph assessment, a picture graph assessment, and a bar graph assessment to analyze their given objects.
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Graphosaurus
Pupils complete bar graphing activities with a dinosaur theme. Students discuss their favorite dinosaurs, collect data about the discussion, and make a floor graph of the information. Pupils complete a dinosaur graph worksheet.
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Creating Bar Graphs
Students create bar graphs based on the names in their family. In this bar graphs lesson, students collect the names of the their family members, graph the names into a graphing computer program, and compare the data with their classmates.
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Tim and Pat - At the Store
In this pie chart worksheet, students use the pie chart to add the amount of time Tim and Pat spend buying candy each day of the week. Students answer 2 questions about the table.
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Jim, Tony, and Frank - The School Fundraiser
In this bar graph worksheet, students use the horizontal bar graph to count how much money each student collected for their fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.
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The Bread Shop
In this bar graphs worksheet, students study the bar graph to count the money Adam made during each day. Students answer 10 questions.
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Cindy and Linda - Selling Lemonade
In this pie charts worksheet, learners use the pie chart to count how many glasses of Lemonade were sold by Cindy and Linda. Students complete the table and answer 3 questions.
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Tim and Pat - At the Store
In this bar graphs worksheet, students use the bar graph to add how much time Tim and Pat spend buying candy each week. Students complete the table and answer 3 questions.
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Jim, Tony and Frank - The School Fundraiser
In this bar graphs instructional activity, students use the bar graph to count how much money students collected during a weekend fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.