How accurate is data collected from a sample? Learners answer this question using a simulation to model data collected from a sample population. They analyze the data to understand the variability in the results.

Just how confident can we be with statistics calculated from a sample? Learners take this into account as they look at data from a sample of petroleum engineer salaries. They analyze the effect sample size has on a margin of error and...

The 19th installment in a 25-part series builds upon the sampling from the previous unit and takes a larger sample. Pupils compare the dot plots of sample means using two different sample sizes to find which one has the better variability.

MAD about statistics? In the seventh chapter of an eight-part seventh-grade workbook series, learners develop probability models and use statistics to draw inferences. In addition, learners play games and conduct experiments to determine...

Are the means the same or not? Groups create samples from a bag of numbers and calculate the sample means. Using the sample means as an estimate for the population mean, scholars try to determine whether the difference is real or not.

What makes a good sample? Your classes collaborate to answer this question through a task involving areas of rectangles. Given a set of 100 rectangles, they sample a set of five rectangles to estimate the average area of the figures. The...

Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson plan, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.

Biology aces analyze restriction maps to determine the relationships among different primate species and then complete a cladogram. Preface this lesson with an explanation of how restriction enzymes are used to create the DNA maps....

Kids create a free-form art piece using paper, water-based paints, markers, and imagination. They allow the paints to randomly bleed, mix, and move on the paper, then they look for forms in the organic images. They black-line the shapes...

Upper grade and middle schoolers discuss their favorite TV programs, music, books, etc. Following a lesson on measures of central tendency, learners discuss random sampling. They conduct a survey and use charts and frequency tables to...

Learn how to summarize by identifying main ideas and supporting details. Readers cross out unimportant information as they read through a text. Is it a random detail? Cross it out! They then draw a concept map, placing the main idea in...

Sixth graders listen to story and respond with comments or questions. They brainstorm unsafe behaviors and randomly fill out templates with different risky behaviors listed on the board. They play RISKO, the Bingo type game.

A quick description of a classroom management technique that allows a teacher to choose participants at random. Assigning grid locations is an easy way to reinforce grid structure as well as giveing an easy way to complete tidying tasks,...

In this math worksheet, students analyze rows of random 2,3 and 4 digit numbers. Students sort each row of numbers into order from largest to smallest, then add 3 more numbers to the end of each sequence.

In this letter L worksheet, students circle all the upper or lower case examples of letter L in a random letter puzzle. Students then print the letter Ll in 4 unlined boxes.

For this letter H worksheet, students circle all the examples of upper or lower case letter H in a grid of random alphabet letters. Students then print the letter Hh 3 times in unlined boxes.

In this letter k worksheet, students circle all upper or lower case examples of letter k in a grid of random alphabet letters. Students then print Kk in 4 unlined boxes.

In this letter M worksheet, students circle all the upper and lower case examples of letter M in a grid of random alphabet letters. Students then print the letter in 4 unlined boxes.

In this letter I worksheet, students circle all the examples of upper and lower case letter I in a grid of random letters. Students print the letter I in 3 unlined boxes.

In this letter N worksheet, students circle all the upper and lower case examples of letter N in a grid of random letters. Students print letter N in 4 unlined boxes.

Explore early algebra by participating in a pattern identification activity using a random assortment of different household materials. The class creates, completes, and analyzes different patterns with the help of leggos, buttons,...

Random facts about Thanksgiving are noted in this PowerPoint. Tip: Assign a research project to your own class, where students create a slideshow about Thanksgiving--its history, as well as how their family celebrates the holiday.

Explore the symbolism of characters' names in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. This fantasy children's novel lends itself to symbolism and many parallels with other works of literature and time periods. Names of the ghosts and...

An overview of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Brief and not too difficult, this multiple-choice quiz covers a random smattering of the play.