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Can you Find the Expression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners collect data from measurements and weights for this experiment. In this algebra lesson, students analyze graphs they create form their data to find the expression representing the data. They label which graph provided the best...
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Favorite Farm Animals

For Teachers K
Students perform a study of farm animals and their babies. They compile a graph of their favorite farm animals. They utilize a spreadsheet worksheet which is imbedded in this plan.
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Population Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a population pyramid based on current data for their final project country. They analyze data from comprehension trends of final project country. Students analyze populations of specific countries.
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Math Spinner Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math game activity, students complete a tally chart by filling in the "total" column of a graphic organizer. Students then create a spinner that might have been used to get the results shown and then explain how they know the...
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Grade 2: Spinning Sums

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data by spinning two spinners and creating sums, organize the data, and make conclusions from the data. Each students makes a spinner. They spin and record the number of the section each time. Students work in...
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Classification Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students simulate classifying rocks using different colored skittles. In this earth science lesson plan, students create a Venn diagram according to their compiled information. They share this diagram in the class.
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Butterflies in the Garden

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners estimate the population of a butterfly ecosystem and create a chart and graph based on information they find.
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Following Directions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the way astronauts practice and train to improve their efficiency in completing challenging tasks. They time and graph how long it takes to follow a list of directions. Also, they determine how practice and repetition...
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Statistics: Misleading or Accurate?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the concept of misleading statistics. In this misleading statistics instructional activity, students play a game of tag and graph the number of times each student gets tagged. Students use the graph to determine the...
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Crime School Investigations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson, students find suspects who committed the crime. Students categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.
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Map Making/Floor Plans/Map Reading

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students apply their knowledge of scale when mapping the classroom. They determine the use of a map legend and orient a map using a compass. They create the classroom maps using transfer graph paper.
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The Dog Days of Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice an alternative form of data presentation. They practice sequencing data, identifying the stem-and-leaf, creating stem-and-leaf plots, and drawing inferences from the data by viewing the plots.
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Statistics Newscast in Math Class

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study sports teams, gather data about the teams, and create a newscast about their data. In this sports analysis lesson, students research two teams and define their statistical data. Students compare the two teams, make...
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Making a Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to maps by examining the various types and practice using a key to find information. They each create their own map with a key and graph information. As a class, they read the story "Henny Penny" and share their...
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Campaign 2000

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research newspapers and the Internet to learn about the election. Students work in groups and choose a state that they want to compare to Florida. Students organize the data they have found into a graph labeling an "x" and "y"...
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Planet Protectors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ways to protect the earth.  In this environmental issues and technology lesson, students investigate the water quality in their community and compare their findings to the water quality in other geographic...
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Who Do You Want For Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a t-chart about the healthy and unhealthy characteristics in relationships. They discuss elements they should look for in a friend. They are read books to identify these elements.
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A Healthy Heart

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a spreadsheet using specific data. A speaker comes to discuss the heart, and the difference between anaerobic and aerobic activity. They make posters to encourage a healthy heart lifestyle.
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Sunrise, Sunset: Quickly Go the Days

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the concept of daylight. In this daylight lesson plan, students compare the amount of daylight on a particular day in Anchorage compared with daylight where they live. Students color maps of the US according to amount of...
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Baseball - America's Pastime

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete Internet research about baseball and baseball players. They complete a variety of activities including writing an epitaph for Jackie Robinson, a news article about him, and make graphs displaying salaries of a number of...
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Lucky Charms Pictograph

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create pictographs using a breakfast cereal. This fun, hands-on lesson allows students to use Lucky Charms cereal to create a pictograph. When the lesson is through, 3rd graders get to eat their Lucky Charms marshmallows.
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I'm a Weather Watcher Watching plants grow by......my,my,my

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant...
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M & M Lab

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore several different types of graphs using M & Ms.
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In the Right Mode

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice determining mean, median, mode, and range using individual mileage logs. They convert miles to kilometers and graph their results.