Using pictographs, tally charts, and surveys, kids learn all about data analysis and collection. They make surveys, collect data, then construct pictographs and tally charts to organize their information. 

Students interpret and create different types of graphs. They analyze data from charts, develop a survey and design appropriate graphic illustrations and make a presentation.

Second graders research animal life spans and complete related math activities. For this life span lesson, 2nd graders read How Many Candles and discuss life spans. Students arrange animal cards based on their life spans. Students find...

In this word problem worksheet, students read word problems, and set the information into the distance formula. They solve the formula to determine the distance, rate and time. This two-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.

Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...

In this online interactive math instructional activity, students solve 10 problems that require them to read and interpret tally chart data. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students conduct research and use census data to compare different times and places. In this census instructional activity, students interpret data from charts and graphs, comparing census information from two time periods as well as...

Students solve problems using various strategies. In this problem solving instructional activity, students read the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. Students make fish swimming patterns, measure how many goldfish crackers it takes to make a...

Students listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and determine what they think are the most common words.  In this Jack and the Beanstalk lesson plan, students reread the story, count the words they chosen and graph those words. Students...

Fourth graders read "The Far Away Drawer" by Harriet Diller and discuss the story as a class. After discussion, 4th graders create a t-shirt GLYPH about their hopes and dreams,share their information with the class and create spreadsheets.

A three-part assessment challenges scholars to read informational texts in order to complete three tasks. Following a brief reading, class members take part in grand conversations, complete charts, and work in small groups to research...

It's one thing to be able to read a pie graph, but it's another to analyze a pie graph and match it to its data table. Use a multiple choice worksheet when challenging learners to practice this skill. With six...

How do letters and numbers create a picture? Scholars learn to create input/output tables to graph functions. They graph both linear and nonlinear functions by creating tables and plotting points. 

High schoolers practice interpreting data. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students research selected Internet sources and examine charts, maps, and graphs regarding the Jewish populations in and out of Europe. High schoolers...

Students test insulation materials. In this energy conservation lesson, students use different insulation materials to see which one holds heat the best. Students pour hot water into bottles, take the temperature, wait 15 minutes, then...

Sixth graders examine how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. They list their activities for a 24 hour period, and create a pie graph using Microsoft Works.

In this graphing worksheet, students view a pie chart. Students use their graphing knowledge to interpret the pie chart and answer ten questions. There is an answer sheet.

In this pie chart learning exercise, students use the pie chart graph to count the money Adam made in the Bread Shop. Students complete 10 questions.

In this graphs worksheet, students analyze a pie graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers in a week. Students fill out a chart in which they calculate total miles driven.

Students research and conduct non-experimental research, such as journals, the weather channel and the internet, to collect and record data for analysis on weather conditions in the United States and abroad. They identify, pronounce and...

Students make a prediction. In this applied science lesson, students guess the number of items in a jar. Students create a bar graph to show the predictions and the actual amounts.

Everyone loves a vacation and a set of three activities has groups planning a tour of the U.K. using given distance, time, and price data. They solve a variety of problems related to the trip and produce a report on the success of...

Each member of the class creates their own paper ruler. Using their ruler, kids walk around the room measuring the objects you've specified. Discuss how items should be measured to the 16th of an inch, the smallest unit on their ruler....

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 lesson, individual students collect data independently.