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Living on Your Own -- Let's Calculate the Cost!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, finding averages, and working with percentages. They see how these skills apply to real life situations.
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A Little Average Problem

For Students 8th - 12th
In this measure of central tendencies worksheet, learners are given points scored by one person on a basketball team. They find the number of points scored in the 10th game.
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Probability and Applications of Simulations

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers apply properties of probability to the real world. In this probability lesson plan, learners simulate the construction of empirical distribution. They collect and analyze data using central tendencies.
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Calculate the Mean

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Give mathematicians some guided practice in calculating mean averages. They use examples as guides before completing four different sections to build on this skill. First, learners determine the mean of eight pairs of whole numbers....
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What's the Average?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Practice finding the averages of different groups of numbers. Third graders review an example at the top of the page, then find the averages of fourteen groups of numbers (with eight numbers in each group). The instructional activity is...
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Functions - Intro and Inverses

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Define the terms domain, range, function, vertical limit test, and linear function notation with your class. They can then, graph several equations applying the vertical line test to determine which are and which are not functions, write...
Interactive
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Mean in Statistics: Practice Finding Averages

For Students 6th - 8th
Using an online, interactive practice exercise, learners calculate the mean of six sets of numbers. A handy tool to provide practice or assess mastery. Immediate feedback notes correct responses and leaves incorrect ones in place so...
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Mean, Median, and Mode

For Students 2nd - 4th
Show scholars the three ways to find an average: mean, median, and mode. They reference a guided example before doing these on their own. There are three sets of data and learners find the three averages for each. All...
Workbook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Ch 4: Statistics

For Students 6th Standards
Find the value in analyzing data values. Statistics is the focus of the fifth of seven installments of the 6th Grade Math series. Individuals learn to examine dot plots, histograms, and box plots by considering the shape, mean, median,...
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Iron Oxide Lab: Incorporating Math and Science

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars conduct an experiment in small groups, draw conclusions about the amount heat of a compound achieves and practice their data analysis skills.
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Quartiles, Percentiles, and Cumulative Frequency

For Students 11th
In this statistics lesson, 11th graders are asked to calculate the percentiles, quartiles and cumulative frequency given different graphs and data. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
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Box and Whisker Plots

For Students 7th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, students compute the median of sets of numbers. They create box and whisker plots. Students identify the median, upper and lower quartiles, and minimum/maximum amounts. On the last page of this learning...
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Find the Average

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math learning exercise, students solve five word problems. In each word problem, students solve the problem by finding the average.
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Find the possible values for the Median

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, high schoolers find values for the median given a variety of sets of data. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...
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Mean, Median and Mode

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young statisians work with sets of data. They find mean, median and mode, and discuss the effects of outliers on the data set.
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Range and Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take notes on a PowerPoint presentation featuring calculating and analyzing data. They practice skills highlighted in the presentation and create a table in Microsoft Excel showing data analysis.
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Algebra I: Linear Functions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Using rates from a rental car company, young mathematicians graph data, explore linear relationships, and discuss the role of slope and the y-intercept. This lesson allows for the discussion of independent and dependent variables, as...
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Leave Only Footprints

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You don't need to tip-toe around an enlightening resource. Young environmentalists learn about ecological footprints in the fourth lesson of 15. Answering a questionnaire helps them see how their own families and homes affect the...
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Indy 500

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Start your engines! Small groups collect data from websites pertaining to the Indianapolis 500 in order to determine average speed per lap and miles in each lap. The lesson requires prior knowledge of the the formula d=rt.
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Fantasy Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Check out this thematic unit, based on the game of baseball. Learners investigate numbers and number relations as they become familiar with some of the basic terminology associated with the game. They focus their attention on actual...
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Drops on a Penny

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Young scientists explore the concept of surface tension at is applies to water. In this activity, learners use a dropper to place drops of water on a penny. Each group guesses how many drops a heads-up penny will hold, then conducts the...
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Range, Mode, and Median

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Fifth and sixth graders sort data from least to greatest and mark an X on the line plot to show how many of each number. Then they determine the range, mode, and median for the problem.
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Tables, Equations, and Graphs

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Eighth and ninth graders solve and graph 24 different problems that include completing input/output tables and graphing the pairs. First, they find the missing values for each table and write the rule for x. Then, students write the...
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Using Graphs

For Students 9th - 11th
Print and use this useful unit on basic algebraic functions, domain, range, and graphing. Tasks include, illustrating simple functions with a graph, and identifying the domain and range of the function. This twelve-page packet contains...