Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

US Garbage, Version 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
An interesting example of a discrete function and how it is applies to the real world. This could easily make a good collaborative lesson with an environmental science class. Practice reading a table and drawing a scatter plot make up...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2018 AP® Biology Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The average AP Biology score dropped in 2018 with the addition of more data tables and graphs. Offer additional practice free-response questions by using the questions from the 2018 AP exam covering phylogenetic trees, cell structure and...
Assessment
InqueryPhysics

Interpreting Motion Graphs

For Students 9th - 12th
Every movement in the world can be measured and even motionless objects can be significant indicators of movement. Focus on motion graphs that feature distance vs. time, speed vs. time, and positive and negative acceleration.
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Curated OER

Activity: An Experiment with Dice

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Roll the dice with this activity and teach young mathematicians about probability. Record outcomes for rolling two number cubes in order to determine what is most likely to happen. Graph the data and investigate patterns in the results,...
Lesson Plan
Georgetown University

Cup-Activity: Writing Equations From Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Determine how cup stacking relates to linear equations. Pupils stack cups and record the heights. Using the data collected, learners develop a linear equation that models the height. The scholars then interpret the slope and the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Logic Out of Madness

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders organize and interpret data from a student health program.  In this physical education lesson, 10th graders use a body composition analyzer over 8 weeks to determine the validity of a student health program. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Students Favorites

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete activities using a frequency table and construct a pie graph for the data. In this frequency table lesson, students complete a survey to find data for a frequency table. Students use the given link to make a pie graph...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Fish Where?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here is a lesson plan outline that prompts elementary young scholars to graph and analyze data regarding fish caught along the Hudson River. They will review vocabulary and complete 2 worksheets which can be accessed by clicking on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monopoly Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students relate the concepts of linear functions to the game of monopoly. For this algebra lesson, students solve problems with ratio and proportion. They collect data and graph it.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Frequency Tables

For Students 9th - 11th
In this data interpretation learning exercise, students record the data from 10 examples into frequency tables. They group 10 more data sets, and make a frequency table for each.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Creating Frequency Tables

For Students 7th - 8th
In this frequency table worksheet, learners explore a given set of numbers. They group the data and create a frequency table. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Family Reading Habits

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits instructional activity, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis Digital Display

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a survey online. In this math lesson plan, students graph survey data using flisti.com. They share and analyze their classmates' histogram.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphs Review

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, box & whisker plots. As a class, they read a story and construct graphs to solve the data in the story. Students play "Graph Jeopardy" which requires...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diagnosing Allergies Through Data Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research and organize information about allergies. In this data collection lesson, students watch a video about allergies. Students create a histogram using the information collected. Students complete the 'Displaying Survey...
Lab Resource
Curated OER

A Solubility Curve for Potassium Nitrate

For Students 9th - 12th
Step-by-step laboratory instructions are listed so that chemistry explorers can consider the solubility of potassium nitrate. They combined their results with other lab groups' results and then graphed the data to display the solubility...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Freshman Project-Part 5

For Students 9th
In this project worksheet, 9th graders display their data, the make a graph and they answer analysis and conclusion questions on their experimental design project. They discuss the variables of their experiment, their major findings,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Pasta

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars sort and graph various types of pasta. Using pasta construction paper patterns or real pasta, they sort the pasta by color, size, and type, and record the data on a graph.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Survey

For Students 5th - 12th
In this science survey instructional activity, students think of a survey question to give to their classmates, create a data table to record responses, and then graph the results to their question. This instructional activity has 4 fill...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Organizing Data

For Students 11th
In this statistics worksheet, 11th graders collect data and organize it using a frequency table. They plot their data and analyze it using stem and leaf plots. There are 3 questions with an answer key.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conducting a Scientific Investigation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate a possible health problem in the local school district through inquiry into attendance records, activities, maps, graphs, and data tables. The simulation continues as solutions for the problem are sought.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Practice Dividing by 2, 5, or 10

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pictograph problem solving worksheet, students analyze the data on a table and create a pictograph. Students read and solve 6 story problems about the pictograph.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability

For Students 8th
In this probability worksheet, 8th graders solve and complete 15 different problems related to determining the probability of various events. First, they complete the table illustrated on the sheet. Then, students use the table to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More Graphing Situations by Making a Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate rate of change and graph linear functions. In this algebra lesson plan 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.