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Shots, Standings, and Shopping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Rates and ratios can easily be applied to real-world situations. Learners explore a series of websites in order to procure comparable data. They define ratios and rates, view videos, and use the internet to explore how ratios and rates...
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Graphing Your Favorite Pizza Topping

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders can survey the students just in their classroom, the grade level, or other grade levels. Upon finishing the surveys and compiling the data, the students can input their results in an Excel template or create their own...
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Bear Factory Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
By examining a set of dice roll data, statisticians determine the probability of different sums occurring. They visit an interactive website and determine how many different vacation outfits Bobbie Bear will have based on the colored...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Although it was written to use in a science class, this measurement lesson is adaptable to Common Core standards in math for measurement and data. Youngsters are introduced to two types of measurement systems. They use both the English...
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Graphing Names in Historic Cemetery

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students collect information from headstones about names of the deceased in their local community. They determine the most common names and graph them. They discuss their findings with the class.
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Greenhouse Effect ...Building Our Own

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the greenhouse effect. They set up a simplified model of the earth and the greenhouse effect. Students compare temperatures inside a jar to temperatures outside the jar. Pupils collect information and create a line...
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"You're Hired!'

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Students investigate linear programming using the TI. In this algebra lesson, students collaborate and graph linear inequalities on a TI. They analyze their data and present it to the class.
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How Big Is A Humpback Whale?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore humpback whales. In this humpback whale lesson, students determine the actual size of humpback whales and use diagrams to identify the major features of the humpback whale.
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Breakfast Cereal - How Nutritious Is Yours?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze the nutritional value of breakfast cereal in order to make an informed choice. They create a stem and leaf plot which analyzes the nutritional value of the cereal they eat on a regular basis. Students write a...
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What Pie?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice making and interpreting pie graphs so they are better able to decide if a pie chart is the appropriate form of display. Students examine included overheads of different pie charts, and directions on how to make pie...
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How Much Data is That?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students differentiate between exponential and logarithmic functions. In this algebra lesson, students use logarithmic properties to solve equations. They identify growth and decay of graphs.
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Great Tasting Shapes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the concept of median, mode, and range using a simple model for display purposes. They examine different shaped crackers out of a box and identify the ones that occur the most. Then the calculations for the...
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Skittle Graphing (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discuss the uses of graphs. They use color candies to count and sort before designing graphs. They label the graph papers with appropriate titles and candy colors. They complete the graph bars, and discuss the results with a...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students find Fibonacci sequences. In this applied Science lesson, students solve Fibonacci sequence problems. Students explore the mathematical patterns of objects in nature.
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Classroom Census

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the processes involved in data collection. They decide how census data can be used. Students engage in the data collection process and represent and interpret classroom data. They use scattergrams, arrow diagrams, block...
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Senior Classroom Census

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students recall the data collection cycle and engage in the data collection process. They record data, represent it in graphical form and anlyze and question the data. In addition, they decide how census data can be used for planning.
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Plotting with Pennies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use pennies to gather data, organize and order data, graph the data on a stem-and-leaf plot, and evaluate the range, median, and mode of the data.
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What Toothpaste Do You Use?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students collect data about their favorite toothpaste and then graph the results of that data. They survey 15 of their friends to determine which toothpaste they use the most often and then color the graph to reflect the survey results.
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Wings and Othe Things

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students work in groups that are engaged in different activities at different times. They watch the video "Madagascar" and collect data pertaining to the Fish Eagle's arm spam. They work together to perform mathematical computations...
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Which Pizza

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the data related to finding the favorite type of pizza that 7th graders eat. The data is analyzed taken from a survey that focuses on the toppings of the pizza and not the brand. Students practice the sampling...
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Statistical Sampling

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students collect data in the field and analyze it in class using tables and graphs to determine how many observations of a phenomenon are necessary to draw valid conclusions.
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Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students collect data about lighting conditions around a room using a light sensor and RCX. They use software to upload and analyze the data in order to draw conclusions about light intensity in the room.
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Thank You... Thomas Edison!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the life of Thomas Edison. They research how he made a difference. They understand that accurate data collection is important for math. They create a chart using spreadsheet data.
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Calculating Theoretical & Experimental Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of experimental and theoretical probability. In this experimental and theoretical probability instructional activity, students collect data by conducting a survey of their classmates. Students compare their...

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