Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diffusion & Osmosis with Data Analysis

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore principles governing diffusion and osmosis. Students perform a dialysis tubing experiment. They obtain core samples of potato in varying concentrations of sugar-water to measure water potential of the potato...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The 400-Meters Race

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and graph data. For 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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Handling Data: Coin Tossing Simulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners collect experimental data and record it on a frequency table. After accessing an Internet coin toss simulation site they discover that repetition of an experiment may result in different outcomes. They identify the mutually...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Center and Spread

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars collect and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students define and calculate the range, median and standard deviation. They identify reasons for a skewed distribution.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Dilemma

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore population growth.  In this Algebra I activity, 9th graders conduct an experiment simulating population growth.   Students create a model and relate the results to a real-world situation. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cloud Types

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine cloud types. In this cloud lesson, students identify cloud types, observe clouds and collect data, and analyze data to identify the most common cloud they observe overhead during the course of a month.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands-On Weather Data Collecting

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use Internet sites to complete a study of weather and atmosphere. They compare weather data from cities around the world. They use thermometers, the Beaufort wind scale, and simple weather symbols to measure weather around...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collecting and Organizing Data

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore methods of generating and organizing data. Afterward, they visit a specified website where they analyze data, organize, and create graphs. Students follow instructions and complete answers to questions. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ready, Set, Drift!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define data, recover data from the Internet, and use information they obtain to solve problems.  In this investigative lesson students answer questions on a worksheet and demonstrate the use of a maneuvering board in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Bag is Which?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore number sense by completing a statistical analysis game in class. In this data graphing activity, students utilize visual references such as colored cubes and tiles to map out the results of an experiment outcome such as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability and Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are taught to search the internet for statistics concepts on sports. In this probability activity, students collect data and use the calculator to graph and analyze their data. They graph and make predictions about sports using...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability Two Events

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigating the concept of probability practice the concept using a variety of different example problems. The lesson is delivered in a question and answer format. The frequency of answers is recorded in a data table for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Magnets and Graphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths.  In this magnet experiment lesson, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them.  Students record...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigration and American Life Graphing Immigration Data

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice graphing immigration data from the Caribbean. After practicing making their own graphs, they make the final graph and label it accordingly. They work together to determine the six most populated states of immigrants...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Corn Field Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete problems dealing with whole numbers, fractions and percents. After exploring the history of corn and related farming vocabulary, students work in pairs to solve multi-step problems. They incorporate the use of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oil and Energy Consumption

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze the oil consumption  and production information.  In this investigative lesson plan students take the data collected, graph and organize it then draw conclusions about the use of oil worldwide. 

Other popular searches