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Collecting Data to Learn About the People Around You

For Teachers K - 6th
Human graphs, anyone? Did you eat fruit today? What is your favorite costume? Have your K – 6 learners graph the responses. Early elementary grades may count and compare while upper grades compare responses of different groups or make...
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What is Your Favorite Christmas Light Color? Bar Graph Recording Sheet

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this opinion bar graph worksheet, students receive a number and record their preference of Christmas light color in the worksheet. They examine the colored boxes at the bottom of the page to make their choice. There are no directions...
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Chocolate Preferences Voting and Graphing Techniques

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice sampling and graphing techniques. In this data collection and interpretation lesson, students write and conduct surveys about chocolate preferences and then collect their data. Students graph the data in order to...
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Weather instruments

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore weather instruments. In this weather lesson, students make rain gauges, anemometers, and barometers following the instructions given in the lesson. Learners set up a weather station using their instruments and record and...
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State Internet Search: A Mathematical Introduction To State Reports

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students locate the population and square mileage of at least one state. Using this information students graph the population and the area of the 50 states individually and as a class, then analyze the information.
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Mississippian Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners research and plan a Mississippian garden.  In this Native American history lesson, students work in groups to research crops used by Native Americans in the Mississippian Period and use the information to plan and create an...
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Integration and the "Barrier Breakers": Black Baseball 1945-1960

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore integration of Major League Baseball, identify important individual baseball players who played key roles in integration, and analyze historical information through charts, graphs, and statistics.
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And the Winner Is...

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in an election project. They collect data to create a spreadsheet from which a graph is generated.
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Preparing a Business Plan to "Be Your Own Boss"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Do your scholars strive to work for themselves some day? Help young entrepreneurs  create a business plan for an original idea and present it to a "board of directors." They complete online research (some links provided) and put...