Students study sports teams, gather data about the teams, and create a newscast about their data. For this sports analysis lesson, students research two teams and define their statistical data. Students compare the two teams, make...

For this data analysis worksheet, students study the information on a data table about the hosts of Saturday Night Live. Students answer 8 problem solving questions about the table.

Pupils graphically represent data from the Census.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students investigate the housing characteristics of different tribes of Native Americans and compare them to the average...

Students identify the different central tendencies. In this probability instructional activity, students create the correct type of graphs to analyze their data. They make predictions and draw conclusions from their data.

Students design an experiment to test the variables involved in the hatching of the Bruchid beetle.

Students observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.

Students make equations from everyday data. They create a graph from the equations. Students predict and analyze the results. Students complete the second scenario on their own and turn in their handout.

Sixth graders design farms with a bird's habitat in mind. In this farm lesson plan, 6th graders research how sun grown coffee destroys a bird habitat, and then they make their own farm with a bird's habitat being preserved. They then...

Eighth graders experiment to determine the number of drops of water a heads up penny hold. They create a stem and leaf graph of the class results and use the data for further experimentation on a tails up penny.

Seventh graders utilize data collected from various sources based on Canadian military statistics to consolidate their understanding of data management. Students plan and create a PowerPoint presentation using this data including in...

Students locate the many forests located in Oregon. In groups, they use the internet to research employment data on wood products made in the state. They discuss how looking at information presented in a different way can change their...

Students investigate measures of central tendency. They examine compiled data and conduct critical analysis. The graph is focusing on the gross domestic product data. The lesson also reviews the concept of putting values in order of...

Students are engaged in the study of salaries and how they vary according to different occupations. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order to summarize the earnings potential in the human services field.

In this statistics activity, students solve and analyze graphs. They use histograms and frequency tables to solve their problems. There are 2 multiple choice questions with an answer key.

Learners explore coffee production.  In this cross-curriculum rainforest ecology lesson, students research regions where coffee comes from and investigate how the native birds in the rainforest are effected by coffee...

Young scholars complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the...

Eighth graders determine food that they would need to survive in the wild. They graph the best foods for their environments and rate the survivability rate for each member of their group.

Students find an advertisement or newspaper using charts or graphs. They create another graph using the same information in a different format. They write a comparison of the two graphs.

Students use a graphing calculator to create box-and-whisker plots and learn the usefulness of them. Students identify the five summary statistical values of data sets - minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum values.

Students will make a box-and-whisker plot and list the first, second, and third quartiles.

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of Box-and-Whisker Plots. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...

Discover how to use stem-and-leaf plots and box-and-whisker plots to visualize data by taking a look at examples and a video lesson.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept covers the effects of outliers and a change in units on box-and-whisker plots.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Make Box-and-Whisker Plots to represent data.