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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Data Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
Given field and laboratory scenarios and laboratory data, students will construct data tables and graphs, using repeated trials and means to organize data.
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Graphing Data on a Graph

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders will be able to read and write data on a graph.
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Let's Graph

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An introduction to bar graphs, both vertical and horizontal in nature. The interactive aspect of this site allows students to change the values of the data - their favorite cafeteria foods - and then see how the graph is changed.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Data Gathering and Analyzing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Carol Hurst provides this sample chapter from "Picturing Math." Gathering data is a frequent part of solving problems and satisfying curiosity, which includes working with graphs and using mathematical tools such as averaging and other...
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Better Lesson: What Is Your Favorite Little Bear Story?

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT create a bar graph to match a data set. SWBAT analyze the graph for 3 pieces of information.
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Better Lesson: What Playground Toy Should the Principal Buy for Us

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT use a graph as evidence in a persuasive letter. SWBAT evaluate statements to determine which statement is true, citing evidence in the graph.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Is Your Favorite Snack?

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT use graphs to analyze whether a statement is true or false. SWBAT use graphs as evidence for a persuasive letter.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: And We Go Around

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Collect and display data using a bar and circle graph to explore fractions and percents.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design Weather Instruments Using Lego Sensors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will design and create a LEGO structure that will house and protect a temperature sensor. They will leave the structure in a safe spot and check the temperature regularly and chart it.
Interactive
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: What Are Data?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from NCEAS answers many questions about data. You can also learn about data, tables, and types of graphs in this informative site.