Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How can my breakfast help the birds?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders design farms with a bird's habitat in mind. In this farm lesson plan, 6th graders research how sun grown coffee destroys a bird habitat, and then they make their own farm with a bird's habitat being preserved. They then...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Do the Elephants Need Sunscreen? A Study of the Weather Patterns in Etosha

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the weather patterns in Namibia. They create a graph of the yearly temperatures and use the internet to gather information. They discuss how the weather goes in cycles in the area.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Not Just a Bag of Beans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the types of natural selection and variation that exists in a population, using beans.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement instructional activity, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparison of Snow Cover on Different Continents

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the Live Access Server (LAS) to form maps and a numerical text file of snow cover for each continent on a particular date. They analyze the data for each map and corresponding text file to determine an estimate of snow cover...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aruba Cloud Cover Measured by Satellite

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars analyze cloud cover and to compose written conclusions to a given related scenario. They submit a letter of response and a report detailing their calculations and conclusions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Integrated Algebra Practice: Box and Whisker Plots

For Students 9th - 12th
In this box and whisker plot worksheet, students solve 5 short answer problems. Students use box and whisker plots to describe data and determine what percentile a piece of data belongs.
Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Equally Likely and Unequally Likely Outcomes

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore probability.  In this statistics/probability lesson, students compare experimental and theoretical probability and use experimental probability to make predictions and conjectures.  Students explore the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tune...Um!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect real data on sound. In this algebra lesson, students use a CBL and graphing calculator to observe the graph created by sound waves. They draw conclusion about the frequency of sound from the graph.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whose Breakfast isn't for the Birds?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore coffee production.  In this cross-curriculum rainforest ecology lesson, students research regions where coffee comes from and investigate how the native birds in the rainforest are effected by coffee...
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Curated OER

Zoo Favorites

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a class picture graph and tally grid that show their favorite zoo animals. They discuss the information the graphs show and complete a personal graph based on the class example.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Childhood Obesity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify a question to generate appropriate data and predict results. They distinguish between a total population and a sample and use a variety of methods to collect and record data. Students create classifications and ranges...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snow Cover By Latitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine computerized data maps in order to create graphs of the amount of snowfall found at certain latitudes by date. Then they compare the graphs and the data they represent. Students present an analysis of the graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flame Test

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct a flame test on different substances. For this chemistry lesson, students predict the element present based on the color emitted during the flame test. They explain how different elements produce different colors.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reading Two Way Frequency Tables

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice interpreting two-way frequency tables. For example, what does the cell in the top left tell you? Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reading Two Way Relative Frequency Tables

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice interpreting two-way relative frequency tables Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Website
Other

Stat Trek: Two Way Tables

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This website provides students instruction on how to construct and interpret two-way tables.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Histograms Grade 8

For Students 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will interpret frequency tables and connect data to histograms.
Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Practice With Organizing and Interpreting Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Several problems are presented to test your skills in creating and interpreting frequency tables, pie charts, box-and-whisker and stem-and-leaf plots.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Two Way Tables

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set contains statistics questions regarding two-way tables, marginal frequencies, and Simpson's paradox. The student gives an in-context interpretation to a row or column relative frequency expressed as a percent.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: Reading a Table

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students will demonstrate how to interpret information in a table.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interpreting Two Way Tables

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Do you understand how two-way tables really work? Here's your chance to practice. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Data Displays

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice interpreting and comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plots. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: What's Your Favorite Subject

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This website provides a task in which young scholars interpret data in a two way table by calculating the relative frequencies of a data set.