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US Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial walks students through how to create different types of graphs using the Create a Graph tool available on the website. Covers bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, area graphs, scatter plots, and dependent and independent...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Air Got to Do With It?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the concepts of air pollution and air quality. The three lesson parts focus on the prerequisites for understanding air pollution. First, students use M&Ms to create a pie graph that expresses their...
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The Franklin Institute

Frankin Institute Online: Group Graphing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site from The Franklin Institute explores how to make a simple graph using a spreadsheet to portray survey data. It also gives a set of interesting sports-related web sites so that students can get statistical inforamtion.