Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Data Collecting in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of two dozen questions students can easily ask eachother in the classroom to quickly collect data in hopes of using it in their study of making graphs. Some are opinion questions, while others require the counting of certain items...
Graphic
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Let's Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An introduction to bar graphs, both vertical and horizontal in nature. The interactive aspect of this site allows students to change the values of the data - their favorite cafeteria foods - and then see how the graph is changed.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Graphs to Analyze Data

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will demonstrate how to analyze and interpret data given in the form of a graph.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Line Graph Activity

For Teachers 6th
Data collected is represented in tables and the students will need to choose what they want to represent in their line graph.
Website
US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
Interactive
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: What Are Data?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NCEAS answers many questions about data. You can also learn about data, tables, and types of graphs in this informative site.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th
How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Color Week

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Five-year-olds need to count things that relate to them. This activity builds on their need to be included or see the relevance of their counting. Students will practice counting, writing numbers, and filling in a chart or bar graph....