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Curated OER

Are You Ready to Rock?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate rock samples using magnifying class. In this earth science lesson, 2nd graders identify the physical properties and describe them verbally with their partners. They compare their findings with the class.
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Curated OER

Pen Pals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars collect bird count data at their sites, and share and compare the data collected from two different schoolyards using computer technology.
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Curated OER

An Introduction to Elementary Statistics

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students explain and appreciate the use of statistics in everyday life. They define basic terms used in statistics and compute simple measures of central tendency.
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Curated OER

What Sense Does It Make?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the five senses and their functions and explain what information each sense gives us. They collect information gained through observation and experiences. They practice identifying new vocabulary words from the word wall.
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Curated OER

Weather the Storm

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete multi-curricular activities for weather. In this weather lesson, 4th graders complete creative writing, research, and weather data analysis activities for the lesson.
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Curated OER

Pollution Search

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify forms of pollution and describe effects that various pollutants can have on people, wildlife, and plants; students describe relationships between various forms of pollution and human actions.
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Curated OER

Population Pyramid

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about demographic population pyramids. They then design and fictitious nation and draw its population pyramid.
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Curated OER

Venn Diagram and UK Basketball

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze data and make inferences. In this algebra lesson, students collect and analyze data as they apply it to the real world.
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Curated OER

Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine the changes as water goes from solid to liquid. For this states of matter lesson, students observe and record the changes to water as it changes from solid to liquid and back to solid.
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Curated OER

Publishing Autobiographies 2

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the 5th step of the writing process and apply the process to student autobiographies. While in the computer lab, they continue to type their autobiographies, and create covers for their autobiographies.
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Curated OER

Statistical Analysis of Data by Gender

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine and identify gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in school materials, activities, and classroom instruction. They apply descriptive statistics knowledge to real-world data.
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Curated OER

Phenomenal Weather-Related Statistics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research, collect and interpret data about weather statistics. They record that data on spreadsheets. they create Powerpoint presentations on their individual or group research.
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Water & Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the properties of water. In this states of water lesson plan, students explore how water goes from liquid to solid and back to liquid again. Students use measurement, observation, and communication to describe the...
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Curated OER

Lucky Number

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use data from simulations to make theoretical generalizations. They discuss possible relationships between several given events and gain understanding about their own mathematical intuition about likelihood.
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Curated OER

How Unique Are You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how genetic information is passed down from parent to offspring. Because of this, they examine how this causes the variation in each species.
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Curated OER

Investigation of Timbre

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design an experiment to analyze the timbre of different instruments. In this physics lesson, students analyze the missing quality in sound. They discuss their results in class.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Make Bar Graphs 1

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
A practice quiz where students construct bar graphs using the given information. Includes hints.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret categorical data. As a class, students will answer a question with three possible answers and construct a bar graph with the responses. Multiple discussion questions and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp.4 Music and Sports

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task looks at a possible relationship between playing a sport and playing a musical instrument. Students collect data from classmates, summarize the data into a two-way table, make some observations, and construct a bar graph of the...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This lesson will challenge students to think creatively by having them design and build water balloon catchers from random scrap materials, while requiring them to take into consideration a multitude of variables including cost,...