To recycle or not to recycle, that is the question. Your class can find the answer by taking a teacher created WebQuest, where they assume a role of a community member taking a stand on implementing a community wide recycling plan. The...

Really neat! Kids choreograph a dance phrase and then measure the distance and speed of the phrase using a timer and a meter stick. They collect the data on a table which they use to determine an average. A series of observation and...

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson plan! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson plan incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research,...

Scholars explore graphing. They will listen to and sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and estimate how many gifts were mentioned in the song. Then complete a data chart representing each gift given in the song. They also construct...

In this collecting data worksheet, 4th graders view a table on ice skaters at a public rink in order to answer 2 multiple choice questions, 1 short answer question and make a graph showing one piece of the data.

For this charts, graphs and tables worksheet, students view 3 different types of visual representations of data, make a list of 20 items and decide how the items can best be put together in groups to make a graph, chart or table....

Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week honors the contributions of the newspaper and is celebrated in the resource within a civics, mathematics, and fine arts setting. The resource represents every grade from 3rd to 12th with questions...

In this collecting data activity, 4th graders use the data collected on crickets chirps and the temperature to make a line graph by following 4 directives.

For this collecting data worksheet, 4th graders use the data shown on how fast 6 animals can run to create a bar graph. Students follow the instructions on 3 directives for their bar graphs and answer 1 short answer question.

Students explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish its...

In this data activity, students look over a table containing data collected from selling raffle tickets and then answer 8 short answer questions relating to the table.

For this collecting of data worksheet, 2nd graders study and analyze a pounds of paper table in order to solve and answer 6 mathematical questions.

First graders investigate the different water formations by conducting an experiment.  In this water properties lesson, 1st graders examine jars filled with ice, rain water, air and snow in their class.  Students predict what...

Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths.  In this magnet experiment lesson plan, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them.  Students...

Young scholars practice taking surveys to answer different questions about radio.  In this communications lesson plan, students brainstorm to create questions they can ask strangers about how often they listen to their radio....

In this temperature worksheet, students create 3 line graphs from data tables showing dates and recorded temperatures. This worksheet includes an answer key.

Pupils investigate wind and weather by creating a weathervane.  In this environment lesson, students identify the purpose of a weathervane and observe weathervanes in action on their campus.  Pupils create a weathervane and...

In this graphs learning exercise, 4th graders, after studying and analyzing a table on bicycles sold within several years, answer 2 short answer questions relating to the table.

Fourth graders work in groups; collect data in a survey; depict in tables, charts, or graphs the results of the survey; and make predictions. They use creative writing skills and computer skills to generate a greeting card of their own.

Students discover soil and Earth movement by experimenting in class.  In this Earth Science lesson plan, students utilize a stream table, soil, graduated cylinder and water to create a re-enactment of a landslide.  Students...

Tenth graders explore slavery in the U.S. by researching the web. In this U.S. history lesson, 10th graders identify the geography of Connecticut and the overall involvement the state had in the slavery process. Students view data of the...

Learners retrieve data on the number of international tourists to Canada, analyzing the seasonal patterns and long-term trends for each region in Canada. They retrieve statistical data from E-STAT; and explain the effect of seasonal...

Learners take samples of local trees and identify the tree using a field guide. They keep data for the tree on the Tree ID sheet. They create leaf, seed, bark, and flower prints and paint them.

Students explore plate tectonics by conducting a class experiment. For this earthquake lesson, students utilize scrap wood, sandpaper, rubber bands and a sanding belt to create a model earthquake experiment which shakes a nearby...