Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data
This lesson explores quantitative vs. qualitative scientific data.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Data Types
The University of Illinois provides this site that is helpful because of the various kinds of data that can be collected. This lesson plan helps students differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and many other types of data.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Describing Bivariate Data (Two Quantitative Variables)
Students explore the relationship between two quantitative variables in bivariate data using various x-y plots. They compare the relationships for several categories on the same plot. Students calculate the correlation coefficient to...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Categorizing Data
Three lessons on different types of data (qualitative, quantitative, univariate, bivariate, biased data) as well as a practice activity and teacher resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Basic Graph Types
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will review the different types of graphs, and the differences between discrete and continuous data, and between qualitative and quantitative data. They...
Other
Bsi Education: Quantitative Analysis
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students analyze quantitative data through a variety of activities. An article, practice...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."
Rice University
Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Trend Analysis
A series of pages that help us understand testing one or more components of a trend using specific comparisons, a set of coefficients, error analysis of variance and the probability value.
Other
Online Statistics Education: Graphing Distributions [Pdf]
This is the second chapter of a statistics e-text developed collaboratively by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University. It looks at many different types of data displays and the advantages and...
The Tech Interactive
The Tech Interactive: Tech Tip: Data Collection: Reflecting on Your Design [Pdf]
This resource explains why data collection is a great way to make informed improvements to a design, and how to do it. Data can be quantitative - such as a measurement of distance or time - or qualitative, such as an observation of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Method
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Who's the Best?
Can you use data from the 2008 Beijing Olympics medal tables to decide which country has the most naturally athletic population? This data-handling activity encourages mathematical investigation and discussion and is designed to be...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Median & Range Puzzlers
These conceptual problems really make you think! Getting through this exercise will deepen your understanding of median, range, and data sets in general. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing in a Global Climate Change
In this lesson learners use Microsoft Excel to manipulate and statistically analyze large climate databases of precipitation., temperature, stream discharge, tree ring data, ice core data, and ENSO to determine climate relationships and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Creating Box Plots
More practice making box plots to summarize data sets. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Microsoft
Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: How Do You Measure Up?
In this activity, students graph scatter plots to investigate possible relationships between two quantitative variables. They collect data and analyze several sets of data pairing the two quantities.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Where Are the Plastics Near Me? (Field Trip)
An adult-led field trip allows students to be organized into investigation teams that catalogue the incidence of plastic debris in different environments. These plastics are being investigated according to their type, age, location and...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Forensics Case 7 Drug Tests: Identifying an Unknown Chemical
In this activity, students distinguish between physical and chemical properties. They also understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative observations. They use quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify an...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Don't Confuse Your Qs!
Students investigate the difference between qualitative and quantitative measurements and observations. By describing objects both qualitatively and quantitatively, they learn that both types of information are required for complete...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: How Strong Is It? [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students will learn how strong a Post-it notes adhesion really is! Students will experiment pulling a Post-It note to collect quantitative data to explore the adhesive properties of the note.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atoms and Energy
Online activity walks learner through exploration of kinetic and potential energy using animations. Through graphs, a quantitative connection is made between the movement and the energy involved. This information is then related to the...