American Statistical Association
Bear Hugs
Scholars research arm span to determine who gives the best bear hugs. They use data from a national study to find the standard statistics for arm span. It includes mean, median, quartiles, spread, standard deviation, and more.
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Dealing with Data
Seventh graders collect and analyze data. In the seventh grade data analysis instructional activity, 7th graders explore and/or create frequency tables, multiple bar graphs, circle graphs, pictographs, histograms, line plots, stem...
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Handling Data
Students create a simple table in order to solve a problem. As a class, they create a simple data table in order to discover the number of letters in each student's name. This data is interpreted in order to answer questions and make...
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Data! Data! Graph that Data!
Fifth graders create data graphs using Microsoft Excel. For this data collection lesson, 5th graders create and conduct a survey, then use Excel to organize and graph their data.
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Interpreting Data and Statistics using Graphs
Seventh graders interpret data. In this lesson on types of graphs, 7th graders construct, interpret, and analyze different graphs. This lesson includes worksheets and resources.
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Weather, Data, Graphs and Maps
Students collect data on the weather, graph and analyze it. In this algebra lesson plan, students interpret maps and are able to better plan their days based on the weather reading. They make predictions based on the type of clouds they...
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Constructing a Periodic Table of Elements
Students create a periodic table of elements. In this chemistry lesson, students work together to build all of the different elements into a complete mini periodic table. They identify similarity and difference of the elements.
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Interpreting Data and Building Hypothesis
High schoolers define the term species, and graph species data together with previously collected data at the National Zoo. They interpret graphed data and recognize patterns in the streamside quadrant versus hillside quadrant. Students...
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Graphing Data
Second graders graph data about their classmates. In this data analysis lesson, 2nd graders ask each other several questions about their hair color and eye color. Students graph the data that they collected.
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Make Me Metric
Sixth graders explore standard and nonstandard measurement. In this measurement activity, 6th graders estimate the lengths of different objects and write about their observations during measuring. Students work in groups to...
Chicago Botanic Garden
Historical Climate Cycles
What better way to make predictions about future weather and climate patterns than with actual climate data from the past? Young climatologists analyze data from 400,000 to 10,000 years ago to determine if climate has changed over...
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Making Money and Spreading the Flu!
Paper folding, flu spreading in a school, bacteria growth, and continuously compounded interest all provide excellent models to study exponential functions. This is a comprehensive resource that looks at many different aspects of...
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Proportionality in Tables, Graphs, and Equations
Learners create different methods to analyze their data. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between proportion and non-proportional graph. They use the TI-Navigator to create the graphs and move them around to make their...
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Using Data Analysis to Review Linear Functions
Using either data provided or data that has been collected, young mathematicians graph linear functions to best fit their scatterplot. They also analyze their data and make predicitons based on the data. This lesson is intended as a...
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Exploring Wyoming Species Habitats
Learners are introduced to the concept of species habitats and ranges. They introduced to ArcView GIS as a tool for mapping. Pupils use query data for species withina county, elevation, range, rivers and streams, land cover, and etc....
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What's Data?
Students get the opportunity to investigate the concept of data collecting. They explore how to tally and read a bar graph. Vocabulary about data is also be included. At the end of the instructional activity, individual students collect...
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Build a Bar Graph
Learners discover how to use bar graphs. They will gather and organize specific data in order to put it into a bar graph. Then they will answer several questions based on the information they have graphed.
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Connecting Graphical Representations and Numerical Summaries
Which graph belongs to which summary statistics? Class members build upon their knowledge of data displays and numerical summaries to connect the two. Pupils make connections between different graphical displays of the same data in...
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Interpreting Data from Birdfeeders
What kinds of birds live in your area? Read a book about birds to your learners and explore their feeding patterns. Charts and graphs are provided in this three page packet, but consider assigning the basic questions if using with young...
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Astro-Madness
Students study the different telescopes and instruments used in the Observatory. In this engineering and research lesson plan students explore telescopes using a website and build data tables about them.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
What is the Chance?
Fourth and fifth graders make predictions using data. In this analyzing data instructional activity, pupils use experimental data, frequency tables, and line plots to look for patterns in the data in order to determine chance. You will...
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
This air pollution worksheet provides a step-by-step process for gathering data about the ozone and weather. Amateur meteorologists enter data for 3 days including the air quality, the temperature, the wind speed, any particular events...
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Physical Science: Festival of Bubbles
Investigate bubbles through the use of scientific inquiry. Pupils blow bubbles using several methods and measure the resulting bubble print. Measurements are recorded on a data table and transferred to a bar graph. Results are discussed...
Beacon Learning Center
Line Plots
Introduce line plots, show examples of tables, graphing on a number line, and engage in a class discussion. Share the process by which statistical data is organized and displayed on a number line. Examples and worksheets are included....