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Data Analysis and Probability Race to the Finish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice addition facts, record data, and construct a bar graph. In this probability lesson, students participate in a board game in which bicycles move towards a finish line based on players completing addition problems. Dice...
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Atlatl Lessons for Grade 7

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine force and motion. In this seventh grade mathematics/science instructional activity, 7th graders collect and analyze data regarding the use of an atlatl to throw a spear. Students describe and analyze the motion...
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Collecting and Classifying Pollen

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and analyze pollen from different species of plants. In small groups, they classify pollen according to shape, size and physical characteristics. They draw the basic anatomy of flowering plants and create a dichotomous...
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Diagnosing Allergies Through Data Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners research and organize information about allergies. In this data collection lesson, students watch a video about allergies. Learners create a histogram using the information collected. Students complete the 'Displaying Survey...
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Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish its...
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The Great Race

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students identify the mean, median and mode of collected data. In this statistics lesson, students collect, graph and analyze data using central tendencies. They work in groups to collect data on a robot through an obstacle course.
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Active Wear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interpret and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students conduct an experiment in which they investigate which solar collector, black, white, or silver, absorbs the most heat. ...
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Data-gathering Activities Relating to Trees in Their Environment

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gather data relating to trees in their environment. In this biology lesson plan, students determine heights of trees and their ages. A canopy map will indicate optimal growing areas for the tree.
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Probability

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders conduct experiment, collect data, predict, record, and discuss outcomes, and analyze data for probability.
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Bar Graphs

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders visually represent and analyze data using a frequency table. They recognize what values in a data set are bigger by looking at a bar graph and answer questions about certain bar graphs and what they represent. Students...
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Graph Frenzy!!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students brainstorm for a survey question to ask classmates. They survey their classmates. They enter the results into a spreadsheet and create the best graph for the information. They share their graphs with the class.
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And You Thought Gasoline Was Expensive!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students carry out a cost analysis. In this comparative math lesson, students compare the cost of equal measures of gasoline to mouthwash, house paint, fruit juice, white-out, and other liquids.
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Sex Stereotypes in Society

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze a collection of advertisements or photographs in a text or magazine and identify the stereotypes used or possible biases of the editors. They discuss how these stereotypes are formed, and the ways in which they impact...
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What Does the Sun Give Us?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils study the sun and how solar energy works. To learn about renewable energy, they complete a lab activity using a pizza box as a solar heater. Quite clever!
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Jelly Bracelets: Fashion or Sex Game?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Ever-changing fashion fads are the ideal context for an engaging sociology experiment for adolescents. Through research and conducting a survey, learners draw conclusions about the controversial jelly bracelets fad, banned in some...
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Remembering Our Veterans Data Management Project

For Teachers 7th
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...
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Bar Graphs With Intervals

For Teachers 3rd
Give your math class a comprehensive understanding of bar graphs with this series of lessons. The resource is divided into three parts, and all of the accompanying worksheets are included. The class will study different bar graphs,...
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A Trait Accompli: An Introduction to Mendelian Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scientists learn the laws of genetics through data collection and research. They use discussions and online resources to develop an understanding of the related vocabulary.
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Hurricanes and Climate

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Feeling under the weather? This lesson on hurricanes can whip things up! With professionally designed maps and handouts, teach your future weathermen (or women) where, when, and how hurricanes occur. They identify hurricane regions and...
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Graphing Data Brings Understanding

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect, graph and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students use circle, pie, bar and lines to represent data. They analyze the data and make predictions bases on the scatter plots created.
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The 400-Meters Race

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and graph data. In this algebra lesson, students describe, interpret and analyze data. They follow a 400 meters race and plot the coordinates of the course. They graph a line to represent the data of the course.
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Hit and Run

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore data collection in this instructional activity. They investigate distance vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs using information collected with a CBR 2 to simulate the reconstruction of an accident.
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Heat Pollution and Communities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine thermal pollution by collecting temperature data on the school's photovoltaic panel. Students collect data for four consecutive days and retrieve information from other classes that meet at different times of the day. ...
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Asthma Survey

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students collect survey data on the prevalence of asthma in a community. They summarize and display the survey data in ways that show meaning.