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Statistics Education Web

Consuming Cola

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Caffeine affects your heart rate — or does it? Learners study experimental design while conducting their own experiment. They collect heart rate data after drinking a caffeinated beverage, create a box plot, and draw conclusions....
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Eruptions: Old Faithful Geyser

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How long do we have to wait? Given several days of times between eruptions of Old Faithful, learners create a graphical representation for two days. Groups combine their data to determine an appropriate wait time between eruptions.
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Statistics Education Web

What Does the Normal Distribution Sound Like?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Groups collect data describing the number of times a bag of microwave popcorn pops at given intervals. Participants discover that the data fits a normal curve and answer questions based on the distribution of this data.
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Statistics Education Web

Double Stuffed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
True or false — Double Stuf Oreos always contain twice as much cream as regular Oreos. Scholars first measure the masses of the filling in regular Oreos and Double Stuf Oreos to generate a class set of data. They use hypothesis testing...
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Computer Science Unplugged

Twenty Guesses—Information Theory

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How do we determine how much information to include and what can be left out? By playing a game of 20 questions, the class generates the best strategies for finding a number. They then move on to guessing the next letter in a short...
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101 Questions

Marine Ramp

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Boat ramps move with waves and changes in water level. Scholars decide on the proper length for a ramp so the angle connecting both sides is appropriate. They visualize the situation and use a simulation to view the results with their...
Unit Plan
Radford University

A Change in the Weather

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Explore the power of mathematics through this two-week statistics unit. Pupils learn about several climate-related issues and complete surveys that communicate their perceptions. They graph both univariate and bivariate data and use...
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Kenan Fellows

Balancing Equations Using Matrices

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Matrices help solve systems of equations in chemistry, computer graphics, circuitry, probability, and more. The second lesson in a seven-part series focuses on using matrices to balance chemical equations. Pupils rely on the Law of...
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Curated OER

Probability Review

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concepts related to probability. They review the key properties of statistics involved in the measurement of probability that includes mean, median, and mode. The lesson...
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Curated OER

Spy Game Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use math to solve encrypted messages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Probability or Ability?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students fill in a probability chart while attempting to catch candy with their non-dominant hands. They replicate the activity with a coin.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agricultural issues using math and probabilities. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate real world situations in agriculture using math and probabilities.
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Curated OER

Alpha- Bits

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this probability worksheet, students solve 8 word problems that pertain to possible outcomes and probability of drawing alphabet letters from a bag.
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Curated OER

Do You Feel Lucky?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate simple probabilities using mathematics then roll dice to test their predictions.
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Curated OER

Cube Toss

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this probability and graphing worksheet, students solve 8 problems in which data from a cube toss is displayed on a table and graph. Students answer the questions about their results.
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Curated OER

What's in the Bag?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the probability of an event occurring. In this statistics instructional activity, students calculate the outcome using combination and permutation. They differentiate between-theoretical and experimental probability.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Listing Outcomes

For Students 4th - 7th
In this probability learning exercise, students learn how to make a tree diagram to determine the possible outcomes in a probability situation. They then answer 4 probability questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Costume Choices

For Students 6th
In this probability worksheet, 6th graders create as many different costume combinations as they can based on the information they are given.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: How Many Red M&Ms?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate the mean, median, and mode of candy M&Ms and find the percentage of each color. Once they complete the assignment, they compare their results with those of the candy company's percentages. As an extension,...
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Curated OER

A Data Processing Lesson for Statistics -- Reading a Table or Chart

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners identify the structure and key parts of tables and charts. They determine which data is meanjngful and make comparisons with the data. They describe the scope of the AIDS plague throughout the world.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Up on Top

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students make bar graphs and identify items in the bar graphs as being likely, certain, or impossible. In this bar graphs lesson plan, students answer questions about the bar graphs using reasoning and communication skills.
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Curated OER

Quick Stats with Quick Poll

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners analyze data using bar graphs and the TI in this statistics lesson. They investigate quick polls and graph the data using different properties of statistics. This assignment requires a TI Navigator.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Statistics Related to the First World War

For Students 10th - 12th
In this history and probability worksheet, students examine a chart of statistics associated with World War I which include total of men in the war by nation, number of deaths, and number of men taken prisoner. They answer 5 questions...
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Curated OER

Coin Tossing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the use of probability and compare it to actual real world results. In groups, they flip a coin a specific number of times while their other group members roll a set of dice the same amount of times as the coin. To...

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