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Curated OER

Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of linear regression. In this linear regression lesson, students do a Barbie bungee activity where they collect linear data. Students plot their data using a scatter plot. Students determine a line of best...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Data Flyer

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Fit functions to data by using an interactive app. Individuals plot a scatter plot and then fit lines of best fit and regression curves to the data. The use of an app gives learners the opportunity to try out different functions to see...
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Curated OER

Linear Modelling of the Life Expectancy of Canadians

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Middle and high schoolers explore the concept of linear modelling.  In this linear modelling instructional activity, pupils find the line of best fit for life expectancy data of Canadians. They compare life expectancies of men and women,...
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Curated OER

Scatter Diagrams and Curve Fitting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this Scatter Diagrams and Curve Fitting worksheet, learners are guided in how to graph a scatter diagram (plot) and a Best Fit Line using a TI-83 graphing calculator. 
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Curated OER

Is there Treasure in Trash?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
More people, more garbage! Young environmentalists graph population growth against the amount of garbage generated per year and find a linear model that best fits the data. This is an older resource that could benefit from more recent...
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Curated OER

A Sweet Drink

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate reaction rates.  In this seventh or eighth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, record, and analyze data regarding how the temperature of water affects the dissolving time of a sugar cube. Studetns determin...
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Mathed Up!

Scatter Graphs

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Make an estimate by getting in line. The class works with scatter plots and lines of best fit to make an estimate for given values. Pupils determine whether there is a positive or negative correlation and draw a best-fit line. Using the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit – TV Task

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
This handout begins by asking your statisticians to form hypotheses on the correlation between test scores and student height and test scores and the number of hours watching TV. Then using specific data, your class will create scatter...
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Curated OER

When Will We Ever Use This? Predicting Using Graphs

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Here are a set of graphing lessons that have a real-world business focus.  Math skills include creating a scatter plot or line graph, fitting a line to a scatter plot, and making predictions. These lessons are aimed at an algebra 1 level...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Curve of Best Fit

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Which function models the data best? Pupils work through several activities to model data with a variety of functions. Individuals begin by reviewing the shapes of the functions and finding functions that will fit plotted data points. By...
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Virginia Department of Education

Quadratic Curve of Best Fit

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Class members create a table of the number of chords that can be drawn given the number of points on a circle. Pupils analyze the data created, find a function to fit to it, and use the function to make further predictions.
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Balanced Assessment

Fit-Ness

For Students 11th - 12th
Serve four towns with one bus route. Pupils develop a bus route that meets certain criteria to serve four towns. They determine which of the routes would best serve all of them. Individuals then hypothesize where a fifth town should be...
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Curated OER

Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 3 of 3 Scatter Plots and Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a scatter plot for bivariate data and find the trend  line to describe the correlation for the sports teams. In this scatter plot lesson, students analyze data, make predictions,and use observations about sports data...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Matrices for Data

For Students 9th
In this matrices for data worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 29 various types of problems that include using matrices to illustrate data. First, they determine the sum, difference and scalar product for each matrices shown. Then,...
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Curated OER

In A Heartbeat

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss scatter plots then create a class scatter plot using their heart rate at rest and their heart rate after a few minutes of aerobic exercises. Students copy the points plotted as a class and create individual graphs...
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Curated OER

A Wet Welcome Home

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate data collection and analysis.  For this Algebra I lesson, students create a scatter plot and find the equation of best fit in a simulation of a leaking water pipe.
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Curated OER

Using Data Analysis to Review Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Using either data provided or data that has been collected, young mathematicians graph linear functions to best fit their scatterplot. They also analyze their data and make predicitons based on the data. This lesson plan is intended as a...
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Lesson Plan
Rochester Institute of Technology

Artificial Lung and Diaphragm

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
She had a terribly busy day converting oxygen into carbon dioxide; now she just needs a moment to breathe. In the activity, scholars review the function of the respiratory system and discuss bioengineering's role in medicine/health and...
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Scatter It! (Using Census Results to Help Predict Melissa’s Height)

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Pupils use the provided census data to guess the future height of a child. They organize and plot the data, solve for the line of best fit, and determine the likely height and range for a specific age. 
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Balanced Assessment

A Fishy Story

For Students 6th - 8th
There's nothing fishy about this resource. In the task, learners use given information about fish prices to create a scatter plot and line of best-fit. Later, they use the information to answer questions about the profit from fish sales.
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

You and Michael

For Teachers 8th Standards
Investigate the relationship between height and arm span. Young statisticians measure the heights and arm spans of each class member and create a scatter plot using the data. They draw a line of best fit and use its slope to explain the...
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Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Let's Move

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Find a statistical reason for a fresh start. Using a hypothetical scenario, individuals research statistical data of three different cities. Their goal? Find the best statistical reason for a business to move to a new location. Their...
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Jordan-Granite Consortium

Scatter Diagram

For Students 6th - 8th
You aced the first test, so your score on the second one shouldn't matter, right? Young pupils first draw a best fit line on a provided scatter plot showing test scores for two different tests. They then evaluate five statements on the...
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Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Density

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Most scholars associate density with floating, but how do scientists determine the exact density of an unknown liquid? The third activity in a seven-part series challenges scholars to find the mass and volume of two unknown liquids. Each...

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