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Coming to Know F and C

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Students collect temperatures using a probe and examine data.  In this temperature lesson students complete an activity using a graphing calculator. 
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Engaging Young Scientists with Inquiry: Part Two

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Evaluating data and learning to communicate the results is a big piece of the inquiry puzzle.
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Shaquille O'Neal Hand & Foot Span

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
If Shaquille O'Neal wears a size-20 shoe, how big are his hands? Learners will use the average ratios of foot length to hand span to calculate the hand span of Shaq, but first, they have to collect the data! They will...
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Mathemafish Population

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...
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All Choked Up By Smoking Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars use the article "More College Students Are Smoking, Study Says" as a springboard for discussion on the reasons why people smoke cigarettes. They investigate different methods of graphing statistics by using the data provided in...
Interactive
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Using Pictographs With Data

For Students 3rd
In this using pictographs with data worksheet, 3rd graders read data from a pictograph to answer ten multiple choice questions. Answers can be shown on the screen.
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Data Handling: Bus Charts

For Students 4th - 5th
In this data display and analysis worksheet, learners study a bar graph that shows the number of people who ride the bus at different times of day. Students use the graph to solve 6 problems. Note: Bus times are shown in 24 hour clock time.
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Handling Data/Measures of Average - Finding the Mean from Displayed Data

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mean and average learning exercise, students use the bars and charts to help them find the means using the given data. Students solve 3 problems.
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Using Data Loggers

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this weather data worksheet, students use this worksheet to record data about temperature, wind speed, and more. Students complete 18 spaces on the chart.
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Dollar Data

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students examine a dollar bill in great detail. They record the facts in a data table and then give an oral report of the findings.
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Data Analysis

For Students 9th
In this data analysis worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 8 different problems. First, they add each of the matrices shown at the top. Then, students subtract the matrices. They also multiply and simplify the given expression.
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wordsnake- Word Puzzle- Data

For Students 4th - 5th
In this wordsnake puzzle worksheet, students locate words that are associated with data. They start at an arrow on the page, and work their way across and down, but not diagonally, through a grid. They locate one word attached to another...
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Interpreting Data

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math problem solving worksheet, students read a story problem and interpret the data presented in order to respond to 4 questions.
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Completing frequency diagrams from displayed data

For Students 5th - 8th
In this frequency activity, learners use data in graphs and charts to complete a frequency diagram. Students fill in 26 spaces in the diagram.
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EngageNY

Describing Center, Variability, and Shape of a Data Distribution from a Graphical Representation

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is the typical length of a yellow perch? Pupils analyze a histogram of lengths for a sample of yellow perch from the Great Lakes. They determine which measures of center and variability are best to use based upon the shape of the...
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Survey of Height

For Students 4th - 8th
In this data collection worksheet, students survey the heights of their fellow classmates, organize their data in a data table, and create a bar graph from their data. Once bar graph is completed, students complete 2 short answer...
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Federal Reserve Bank

FRED in the Classroom: Employment and the Labor Force

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Acquaint your class members with data sources for employment in the United States and help them gain a better understanding of a vital measure of our economy's health.
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University of Georgia

Freezing and Melting of Water

For Students 9th - 12th
Examine the behavior of energy as water freezes and melts. An engaging activity provides a hands-on experience to learners. Collaborative groups collect data and analyze the graphs of the temperature of water as it freezes and then...
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EngageNY

Comparing Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Data distributions can be compared in terms of center, variability, and shape. Two exploratory challenges present data in two different displays to compare. The displays of histograms and box plots require different comparisons based...
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Beyond Benign

Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Accounts

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How sustainable are cell phones? Throughout the unit, learners explore the issues around cell phones concerning sustainability. Class members take a graphical look at the number of cell phones across the world using a box-and-whisker...
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CK-12 Foundation

Understand and Create Histograms: Car Sales

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Create a history of car sales. Pupils create a histogram/bar graph to show the number of car sales made during the week. Using the data display, learners calculate numerical summaries of the data and find the percent of cars sold during...
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Mode: Boxes of Oranges

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
See how your data stacks up. Pupils stack crates of oranges in increasing order, creating a simple bar graph. Using the graph, individuals determine measures of center and describe the shape of the distribution. Scholars determine what...
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Bowland

Tuck Shop

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Correct a misleading conclusion. Individuals review a set of data and a conclusion to determine what is wrong with the conclusion. Pupils then represent the data with an appropriate display. Finally, learners develop a correct conclusion...
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Virginia Department of Education

Scientific Inquiry: Measurement/Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
While pupils design their own lab experiments, they will not form a new species. Scholars take their materials and design an experiment regarding reaction rates. 

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