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Graphing Favorite Holidays

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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School-Wide Recycling

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate recycling. In this environmental lesson, 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 how...
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The Normal Distribution

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate normal distribution.  In 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

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students calculate the probability of an event occurring. In this probability instructional activity, students differentiate between independent, dependent or compound events. They find the range of the data.
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Doing The School Run

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students 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 alternative...
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Using Computers to Produce Spreadsheets and Bar Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
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

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners 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

For Teachers 1st
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

For Students 8th - 10th
In this statistical inquiry learning exercise, 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 learning...
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Undercounting Unemployment

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners 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 with...
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Rent and owner's major payments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
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"

For Teachers 3rd
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

For Teachers 3rd
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?

For Teachers 2nd
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

For Teachers 5th
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

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
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

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...

For Teachers 3rd
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

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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Wat-er We Good For?

For Teachers 5th
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.
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Distribution of children living at home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine census data to evaluate the number of students of certain ages living at home. This data is then used to determine the need for day care, or other social programs. They use this information to explore social policies.
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement activity, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps"...
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High Rollaway Heroes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students work collaboratively with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to preserve a local historical and environmentally fragile site. They conduct a survey of the plant and animal life at the site, and create an informational...