Students create graphs to illustrate the bald eagle population. They identify the population of bald eagles in Minnesota and the United States. They create three graphs to represent the population data including a line, bar, and...

Students review graphing and use processing skills to solve problems.

Fifth graders observe an overhead of a graph on which M & Ms have been poured out. A volunteer comes up and separates the colors writing on the overhead how many there were of each color and another person labels the graph's title....

Students practice sorting and counting different objects. Using this information, they create graphs on a worksheet given to them. They describe and analyze the results and discuss them as a class to end the lesson plan. They also...

Young scholars create bar graphs based on the names in their family. In this bar graphs lesson, students collect the names of the their family members, graph the names into a graphing computer program, and compare the data with their...

Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.

Students create a class survey, place the data in a spreadsheet and graph the information.

Pupils used collected data to distinguish what pets they have or would like to have. They correlate findings with appropriate technology--Excel. At the end of the lesson they tabulate a bar chart and present their findings to the class.

Students gather information by analyzing graphs, diagrams and pie charts. In this graphs and diagrams lesson, students complete addition and subtraction problems. Students discuss a pie chart. Students use information to crate a stacked...

Second graders observe a demonstration of the creation of a bar graph and a pie graph of their favorite colors. They gather information about various topics from their classmates, then organize the information, creating a bar and a pie...

Students work in teams to conduct short surveys of their classmates. They show their results using at least two different types of graphs. Students separate into teams and are asked that each team to choose something that they are...

Pupils formulate an understanding of sound as a vibration and draw their graph as carefully as possible on their observation sheet. They also record how they made the sound and and a description of the sound. Finally, students cut out...

High schoolers are introduced to the SWMP system which tracks short-and long-term changes in water. Using this data, they plot and interpret the data on a graph to determine how human activities are lowering the water quality. They also...

Students are introduced to significant figures and how to add, subtract, multiply and divide them. In a group, they practice plotting data points from a table to a graph and labeling all axes. They calculate the slope and y-intercept and...

Students engage in a instructional activity that is about the concept of data analysis with the use of quadratics. They use a Precalculus text in order to give guidance for independent practice and to serve as a source for the teacher to...

For this exploring how to collect and organize data worksheet, students, working with a partner, problem solve the answers to seven word problems involving data.

Learners use data from the Camouflage Game (played with red and green yarn caterpillars) to create a composite bar graph to display the collected data. They interpret the data and form a conclusion based on the graphs. Teachers may use...

Learners identify healthy food choices. In this nutrition instructional activity, students review the food pyramid and write down their favorite food on a post-it note. Learners create a bar graph of favorite foods using the post-it notes.

Students graph and plot numbers and analyze their data. In this algebra lesson, students identify the different properties of a stem and leaf plot. They decide which type of graph to use when it comes time to analyze their data.

Students calculate rate of change and graph linear functions. In this algebra lesson students write linear functions, make a table of points and graph their data on a coordinate plane. They calculate the rate of change of a graph.

Students graph scenarios values by making a table. In this algebra instructional activity, students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They make a table of the data, make a graph and analyze the data to extrapolate.

Students read a narrative on the domestic slave trade and use the data presented in the article to chart several demographic trends for Louisiana. They compare this information to the rest of the US slave demographics for the period.

Students build and program a car to drive a specific challenge distance.They must at the end of the lesson, have the car that stops the closest to a challenge distance.

How many points are needed to define a unique parabola? Individuals work with data to answer this question. Ultimately, they determine the quadratic model when given three points. The concept is applied to data from a dropped...