This "fish" activity will help early elementary students develop skills related to categorizing, recording data, developing vocabulary, and counting. An assessment rubric is attached.

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...

Students learn how to create stem-and-leaf diagrams and boxplots by collecting data on the surface tension of water molecules. This hands-on activity using pennies is a great way to learn how to organize data.

Students will Collect data, then make weather predictions from the weather patterns.

In this lesson, the book Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, written by Melanie Watt, is used. Students will develop a question, collect data about the question, and then write a sentence about the findings of the data. [Requires Adobe...

SWBAT create a bar graph to match a data set. SWBAT analyze the graph for 3 pieces of information.

After collecting weather data, 4th graders will interpret it.

Second graders will be able to read and write data on a graph.

SWBAT use a graph as evidence in a persuasive letter. SWBAT evaluate statements to determine which statement is true, citing evidence in the graph.

SWBAT use graphs to analyze whether a statement is true or false. SWBAT use graphs as evidence for a persuasive letter.

In this lesson students will build and learn how to use three weather. They will use these instruments to collect weather data over a period of two weeks.

Explore subtraction and addition but having student collect data from rolling objects. This lesson plan has students adding and subtracting numbers they collected using strategies used in class. Use the document and video found on this...

For this online activity use view tubes to collect data and determine the linear relationship and line of best fit.

Students examine and record data about the impact human activity has on a local aquatic environment in this teaching unit. They then analyze the information and develop a plan for improvement. The unit depends on being able to take the...

Second graders dissect owl pellets.

Students use their senses to investigate, observe, and collect data for several different liquids.

[Free Registration/Login Required] During this MEA simulation, kindergarten students will be given the power of slelecting a classroom pet. Students, working in collaborative groups, must collect data about different potential classroom...

The students will be collecting data from other students to represent in a bar graph.

Collect and display data using a bar and circle graph to explore fractions and percents.

Demonstrate how calories are measured by building a calorimeter to measure the transfer of heat energy during a chemical or physical change. Test and record data on the calories in a peanut.

Stuents will participate in the shared reading of Jump, Kangaroo, Jump by Stuart Murphy. After the reading, 2nd graders will fill out an Olympic events recording sheet.

Second graders will sort breakfast food items into sources in this activity.

This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners to practice spreadsheet skills in inputting data and creating function formulas. The activity is based on the collection and comparison of shopping receipts using max,...

Students will use weather data they collect to predict future weather. Included in this lesson are a weather forecasting recording sheet and an example of a student's completed work.