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Living Fossils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the term living fossil and examine why some of the reasons they survived.  In this fossils lesson students form a hypothesis and use data to see if it is accurate. 
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Probing Under the Surface

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a measuring stick to determine the shape of the inside of the bottom of a box, then apply their knowledge to an additional situation. This task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, collect and...
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Formation of Rain

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students sequence the steps leading to the formation of rain, and design a model to represent these steps. This task assesses students' abilities to classify, generalize, infer, interpret and communicate data, and construct a pictorial...
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Formation of Wind

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners correctly sequence the steps leading to the formation of wind, and describe the cause and effect relationships involved in the formation of wind. This task assesses students' abilities to classify, generalize, infer, interpret...
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Saltwater Science

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment that shows them how salt water allows things to float. In this salt water lesson plan, students mix ingredients together to create salt water and observe how it makes the oceans dense. They then interpret...
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Graphing Trash Material

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate data and recyclable materials. In this math lesson, students save recyclable materials and create a graph of the materials. Students discuss how they could help the environment by recycling.
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The Effect of Acid Rain on Limestone

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Pupils investigate the pH of rain water in this earth science lesson. They collect rain water from their area and explore the pH when lime stone is added, then they will use the data collected to conjecture as to the effect of acid rain...
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Ramp Builder

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars plan and build a ramp designed for maximum distance a car can travel. In this physics and data collection math lesson, students work in groups to design a ramp using various household materials. Young scholars test small...
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Astro-Madness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the different telescopes and instruments used in the Observatory.  In this engineering and research lesson plan students explore telescopes using a website and build data tables about them.
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Creating a Data Table

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore organizing data into a table. The teacher leads a handshaking activity among the class. They collect the information concerning the number of handshakes each person received. Students discover a pattern. They...
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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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Graphing Data

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn how to display data using a bar graph. In this bar graph lesson, 1st graders use data from a t-shirt color survey to make a bar graph. They also make an animal bar graph before interpreting the information.
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Interpreting Graphs

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate graphs. In this graphing lesson, students create a graph regarding the population of California. Students extrapolate answers concerning the data set.
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Getting There

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils practice reading a pictograph. In this data analysis instructional activity, students collect data and create their own pictograph. A pupils worksheet is included.
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Graphing Data

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concept of graphing. In this data lesson, 1st graders gather information from a class survey and display their findings on a picture graph. Students also practice solving problems that their instructor models.
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American Statistical Association

Step into Statastics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Class members study the size of classmates' feet and perform a statistical analysis of their data. They solve for central tendencies, quartiles, and spread for the entire group as well as subgroups. They then write a conclusion based on...
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EngageNY

Bean Counting

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Why do I have to do bean counting if I'm not going to become an accountant? The 24th installment of a 35-part module has the class conducting experiments using beans to collect data. Learners use exponential functions to model this...
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The Power of Graphical Display: How to Use Graphs to Justify a Position, Prove a Point, or Mislead the Viewer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Analyze different types of graphs with learners. They conduct a survey and determine the mean, median and mode. They then identify different techniques for collecting data.
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NOAA

Tracking a Drifter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Be shore to use this drifter resource. The third installment of a five-part series has learners using the NOAA's Adopt-a-Drifter website to track to movement of a drifter (buoy) in the ocean. Graphing the collected data on a map allows...
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Kenan Fellows

How Does an Unhealthy Diet Influence our Health and Well-Being?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You are what you eat, or so they say! After surveying family and friends on a week of eating habits, learners analyze the data for patterns. They compare different variables such as fats and cost, fats and calories, or fats and LDLs. 
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NOAA

What's a CTD?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Why are the properties of the water important when exploring the ocean? Young scientists discover the tools and technology used in deep sea exploration in the fourth installment in a five-part series. Groups work together to...
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Indy 500

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Start your engines! Small groups collect data from websites pertaining to the Indianapolis 500 in order to determine average speed per lap and miles in each lap. The lesson requires prior knowledge of the the formula d=rt.
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NASA

Discovering the Milky Way

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do you call a tiny collection of galaxies? A puny-verse! Young scholars graph data gathered by scientists studying Cepheids. They attempt to identify a relationship between the variables through standard and logarithmical...
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Courtship and Marriage

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the concept of courtship and marriage as it pertains to early New England and explore the values and culture that shaped our history. In this courtship and marriage instructional activity, students examine primary...

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