Curated OER
Rodeo Round-Up
First graders create a graph of the various teachers' favorite events at the rodeo.
Curated OER
Nutrition and Fast Food: Making Informed Choices
Students identify the components of a balanced diet and their importance to good health. Students research their favorite types of fast food to determine how healthy they really are. Links to websites of popular fast food companies are...
Curated OER
Comparing Ethnic Groups
Eleventh graders explore the relationship between the United States and the Native Americans from after the Civil War to the early 1900's. They evaluate the actions of the United States towards Native Americans and compare the actions to...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Investigation Set Up and Collect Data
A brief overview of how to gather both quantitative and qualitative data, complete with a sample data table.
Other
Delta State University: Lesson Plan 3: Pie Graphs
The students will gather, organize, and display data in an appropriate pie (circle) graph using M&M's! [PDF]
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Charting the Weather
During this lesson, students will gather data from temperature and water gauges set up on the playground to learn about weather patterns. Then students will build a spreadsheet with data related to temperature, wind direction and amount...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: All About Us Activity Plan
It's time to stand in the spotlight! During this Afterschool Adventure, children will learn about and practice a variety of math skills as they gather information about their favorite subject-themselves! Children will start out by...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Using Sources: Building Credibility Through Source Integration
This instructional activity focuses on building credibility by properly integrating source materials. It discusses three ways of improving credibility through integration, provides an example, and a practice exercise. SL.9-10.2 eval...