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Education for Global Peace
Students survey the class and graph the results. In this graphing and data collection lesson, students conduct a survey to see where their shirts were produced. Individuals use software to graph the results and create a written...
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Histograms and Statistical Graphics
In this statistics worksheet, young scholars solve 6 data problems. They construct a histogram of given data, they create a frequency polygon, and a stem and leaf diagram. Students create a dot plot and a pie chart for given data sets....
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Variety is the Spice of Life
Learners explore Gregor Mendel's work with genetics. They complete a survey of their friends and family in order to identify dominant and recessive traits. Once their surveys are complete, students discuss the ways in which dominant...
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Graphing Favorite Holidays
Young scholars create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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School-Wide Recycling
Students investigate recycling. In this environmental activity, students design a recycling program for their school. Students collect data about how much recyclable materials they use in one week. Students also survey classmates about...
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The Normal Distribution
Students investigate normal distribution. For this statistical analysis lesson students investigate the variety of circumstances in which the normal distribution can be used. Students apply the normal distribution to solve...
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What Are The Chances
Students calculate the probability of an event occurring. In this probability lesson, students differentiate between independent, dependent or compound events. They find the range of the data.
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Doing The School Run
Young scholars explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore...
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Using Computers to Produce Spreadsheets and Bar Graphs
Students review graphing terminology and how to plot data points, how to input data into a spreadsheet, and how to make a chart using a computer.
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Mathematics Within: Bar And Pie Graphs
Students compare and contrast the use of bar and pie graphs with the same data. They create a data set by surveying all students in the class using sticky notes to make a table on the board. Then, each student creates a bar and pie graph...
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Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Learning Unit
First graders explore counting and classification. They sort leaves, create graphs, write sentences for the data in the graphs, develop graphs for shapes, favorite animals, birthdays, and participate in a die prediction game.
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Statistical Inquiry
In this statistical inquiry worksheet, students analyze and interpret a variety of diagrams such as a scatter plot, bar graph and pie charts. They create tables and other diagrams to support given data. This two-page worksheet contains 3...
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Undercounting Unemployment
Young scholars examine what defines unemployment numbers in the United States. In this economic data lesson, students complete worksheets, watch a video, and have a class debate in order to understand how the U.S. defines and comes up...
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Rent and owner's major payments
Students retrieve and map census data to determine the average rent and owners' payments made throughout Canada. They find out how many people are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
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Business 90 Midterm 2: Probability
In this probability worksheet, students examine given business situations and determine the probability of an event. They create tree diagrams and contingency tables. This nine-page worksheet contains 7 multi-step problems.
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"Favorite Fairy Tale Characters"
Third graders enter the results of their survey on a spreadsheet. They construct a bar graph showing the results.
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Favorite Christmas Carols
Third graders take a survey of friends' and family members' favorite Christmas carols. They illustrate a favorite Christmas carol and have students try to guess the name of the carol based on the picture.
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What's Your Favorite Stuffed Animal?
Second graders gather information in a survey and interpret the results using a tally chart, a table, and a bar graph. They' present their results of the during the final group discussion. The subject of the survey is favorite stuffed...
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Our Favorite Season Lesson Plan
Fifth graders complete a survey about their favorite season of the year. Using Excel, they create a graph using the chart wizard and copy it into Microsoft Word. They explore the relationship between the survey and the bar graph.
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Growing Up With A Mission
Student measure heights and graph them using growth charts for which they find the mean, mode, and median of the data set. They graph points on a Cartesian coordinate system.
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Mapping the changes in Canada's population
Students find and analyze data found in the census. They compare the population from 1996 to 2001. They explore the type of data they can find in the Census of Population.
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And the Winner Is...
Third graders participate in an election project. They collect data to create a spreadsheet from which a graph is generated.
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Scavenger Hunt
Pupils 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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Wat-er We Good For?
Fifth graders investigate the use of water as a resource that needs to be conserved. They practice the skill of water conservation by taking a home survey of water usage and modify the use in order to decrease the wasting of water.