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Other

Link to Learning: Data Management and Probability

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Link to Learning is a site popular among Ontario teachers. This collection of sites addresses Data Management and Probability expectations in the Ontario Math curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 8.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous Data Tutorial

For Students 6th - 8th
Continuous data is defined and explained in this video.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Continuous data is defined and examples are given in this lesson.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Discrete Data

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore the term discrete data and look at examples for further explanation.
Interactive
City University of New York

Scientific Method and Probability: Interactive Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This interactive lesson begins with the basics and carries through to methods of data analysis, all interactively. Supporting material is excellent.
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Math Drills

Math Drills: Statistics and Probability Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your skills with statistics and probability. Sheets focus on collecting and organizing data, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, and range), and probability.
Activity
Other

42e Xplore: Statistics and Probability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An extensive collection of links on statistics and probability can be found here! Discussions ranging from the basics of stats through more complex data analysis. Topics are broken down into sections for teachers, students, WebQuest...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson plan, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The purpose of this lesson is to begin the process of helping students to learn the basic principles of probability. The students will also collect data, interpret data, and determine the fairness of the game rock, paper, scissors.This...
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Math Partners: Statistics and Probability [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Comprehensive unit that consists of lessons and activities designed to help students learn statistics and probability concepts.
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PBS

Pbs Lesson Plan: Chances Are Talking Probability (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An introductory lesson in probability for students in grades three to five. The concepts presented in this lesson are interwoven, over time, into a current unit of study. Students examine closely the "language" of probability as used in...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Would You Like Fries With That?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
French fries from your cafeteria to do data analysis. The students count the number of fries in a single serving of fries along with weighing the order, then measure the length and weight of a sample of individual fries. You then use the...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Probability Simulations App

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This App allows students to explore probability theory with interactive animation that simulates rolling dice, tossing coins, and generating random numbers. They use evaluation options such as bar graphs and table of trials data....
Lesson Plan
Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyberbee: Graphing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Teacher-directed lesson plan focusing on data analysis, graphing, and probability. Lesson includes a video and engaging spreadsheet activities.
Activity
Rice University

Rice University: The Hand Squeeze

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will enjoy this data collection and class analysis experiment involving the time it takes for a hand squeeze to travel around a circle of people. From organizing the activity to collecting the data to making a table and graphing...
eBook
Rice University

Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people cringe at the idea of studying statistics, but it doesn't have to be impossible! David M. Lane, Associate Professor of Psychology, Statistics, and Management at Rice University, offers a large collection of resources for the...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Probability Simulations App

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Explore probability theory with interactive animation that simulates the rolling of dice, tossing of coins and generating random numbers. Evaluation options include bar graphs, table of trials data, settings for specifying the number of...
Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Definitions in Statistics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site contains definitions to use in statistics and ways to collect data.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Online Mathematics Practice (Mock) Tests for Grades 4 Through 5

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A collection of mock math tests, designed for grades 3-5, modeled after portions of standardized tests.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Comparing Properties of the Mean and Median

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Through the use of technology, students can investigate how the mean and median of a set of date compares when values the data changes.
Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Center and Spread Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the Praxis Core Math Test. This section reviews probability and statistics questions connected to the center and spread of data in a collection.
Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Probability and Statistics

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Statistics Theme provides a collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Survey Skills: Assessment

For Teachers 1st Standards
Today we become Gallup Poll central as students take a set of collected data and create a visual representation using the skills that have been taught over the past few lessons.