Students investigate trends in agriculture.  In this secondary mathematics activity, students evaluate agricultural census data from 1982 to 2202 as they compare the properties of the mean and the median.  Students explore what...

Students solve problems using statistics and probability. In this math lesson, students analyze how many corrupted members there are in a fictional town council. They give real life examples where statistics and probability can be used.

Pupils investigate scores as they relate to race. In this algebra lesson, students analyze standardized scores and how race can affect these scores. They plot their findings on a graph and draw conclusions.

Students calculate measures of central tendency.  in this mean, median, and mode lesson, students calculate the measures of central tendency.  They organize data, examine and explain the statistics.

Students create a line graph on the life expectancy for males and females in Canada. In this math and health lesson plan, students review table and graph terminology, create line graphs, and analyze the differences in life expectancy...

Sixth graders practice finding percentages, converting them, and analyze percentage statistics and facts about rice. In this ratios and percentages lesson, 6th graders read information about percentages related to rice. Students complete...

Students use information about the Union and Confederate troops to create a bar graph.  In this graphing lesson plan, students graph troop information on a bar graph, color coding the information.  Students then find the...

Second graders accurately measure the distances they and their classmates jump. They determine the mean, median and mode of specific jumps. They are required to have two measurements for each classmate, one for standing long jump and one...

Students are introduced to the organization of data This lesson is designed using stem and leaf plots. After gather data, they create a visual representation of their data through the use of a stem and leaf plot. Students drawing...

Middle schoolers investigate the St. Lawrence River Valley, ice Storm of 1998.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, students interpret ice storm data from tables and maps.  Middle schoolers write about their own...

Students investigate woodbugs. In this scientific investigation lesson plan, students explore the steps scientists take when conducting an investigation using live specimens. Students explore habitat preferences for woodbugs in various...

Students analyze the sliding of boxes along a warehouse floor. In this algebra instructional activity, students connect math and physics by calculating the friction created by the sliding of each box. They develop faster method to move...

Students participate in the Hare and Tortoise Game and the "Castle Warwick" problem (from an Addison Wesley text). They use the computer to practice resampling statistics and explore different approaches to their tasks. They present th

Students investigate the world of Television by contrasting specific programs.  In this visual storytelling lesson, students compare and contrast the differences between comedy and drama by making a Venn Diagram.  Students...

Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions and is...

Students use Olympic athlete statistics to make algebraic calculations. For this algebraic equation lesson, students use algebra to calculate athlete speed and calories burned.

Students compare and contrast exponential and power functions. In this precalculus lesson, students identify the value of x, using the graph as a visual. They compare functions with base of greater than one, to base of less than one.

Students inquire about animals using SIRS Discoverer or eLibrary Elementary.  In this organizing data instructional activity, students sort pictures of animals in various ways and develop graphs. Students locate a mammal, reptile,...

Learners play a memory game as they explore reasoning. In this algebra activity, students identify concepts using pictures and words. They model real life scenarios using hands on manipulatives.

Students explore the concept of linear regression. In this linear regression lesson, students do a Barbie bungee activity where they collect linear data. Students plot their data using a scatter plot. Students determine a line of best...

Students study drag and how it affects a parachute in the sky.  In this parachutes lesson students build models and compare their drag. 

Young scholars work together to complete a project on probability. In groups, they solve probability equations based on the formula and scenerio given to them in a PowerPoint presentation. To end the activity, they take a quiz on each...

Students measure a set of Russian dolls using the metric system. In this measurement lesson plan, students identify certain relationships between sets of measurements by measuring a set of Russian dolls and presenting their findings to...

Fifth graders use various strategies to find the area of land, the area of forestry and the population of Japan and the US. In this size per unit lesson, 5th graders explore how to figure ratio. Students draw pictures to...