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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine sampling by investigating rocks found in the schoolyard.  For this sampling rocks lesson students collect and analyze a sample of rocks.
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Functioning as a Team

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work as a team to build a freestanding bridge from newspapers and masking tape and analyze the effectiveness of their group. In this teamwork lesson, students view and summarize a video on Service Learning Projects. Students...
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Statistics Newscast in Math Class

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars study sports teams, gather data about the teams, and create a newscast about their data. In this sports analysis activity, students research two teams and define their statistical data. Young scholars compare the two...
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Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 1 of 3 Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency lesson, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Students analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This lesson...
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The Fuelish Fact Finding

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students define fluctuation and the price of food. In this algebra lesson, students create a budget to live on based on their living expenses. They create a chart and explore the cause and effect of real life scenarios.
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The Statistics Sampler

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students define sample, describe a random sample, and discuss what compromises a sample. They determine a sample size to estimate a population characteristic with confidence.
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Harry Potter Research Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work together to complete a research project on Harry Potter. They write a research question and develop a survey to give to their classmates. Using the results, they create a graph and draw conclusions about the data collected.
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Algebraic Reasoning for Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this algebraic reasoning for grade 5 learning exercise, 5th graders answer 10 multiple choice questions, not interactively, about equations and operations, with answers available online.
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The Bell Curve

For Teachers All
Students are introduced to the normal distribution and examine the bell curve controversy.
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America's Pastime

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers relate Newton's Laws of Motion to the game of baseball. They compare and contrast the materials used in baseballs that could affect their performance. They also determine how friction can be increased or decreased in a...
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A Bar of Many Colors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use colored candies to collect data, construct double bar graphs, and find averages.
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Statistical Analysis of Data by Gender

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine and identify gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination in school materials, activities, and classroom instruction. They apply descriptive statistics knowledge to real-world data.
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Linear Patterns in Data

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders extend their learning of graphing linear equations and are introduced to connecting patterns in tables and graphs to represent algebraic representations. They then determine patterns and extrapolate information from these...
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Aging & Body Changes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete several activities that have to do with aging.  In this body changes lesson students take group averages, measure flexibility and see their changes over time.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Students complete activities for the topic on spreadsheets...
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.
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Live, From New York

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data analysis worksheet, students study the information on a data table about the hosts of Saturday Night Live. Students answer 8 problem solving questions about the table.
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Mapping River Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research different statistics to do with the Mississippi River. They answer questions about finding data and collect it by conducting research. The research is used to construct a data table. Then students use the table to...
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Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and use multiple operations to solve the problems. Students complete 5 word problems.
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Being an Educated Consumer of Statistics

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine kinds of data used to report statistics, and create their own statistical report based on any of the four sources of media information (Internet, newspaper, TV, magazine).
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Smarties Investigation

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students complete a variety of activities using Smarties candy. For example, students estimate the number of each color, count the actual amount, and record their results in a tally chart.
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What I Didn't Know...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils practice creating wikis. In this wiki lesson plan, students create a wiki about any math topic that they know nothing about. Pupils learn about their topic and create a wiki that explains the math topic in detail.
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Bias in Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work to develop surveys and collect data. They display the data using circle graphs, histograms, box and whisker plots, and scatter plots. Students use multimedia tools to develop a visual presentation to display their data.
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The Dog Days of Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice an alternative form of data presentation. They practice sequencing data, identifying the stem-and-leaf, creating stem-and-leaf plots, and drawing inferences from the data by viewing the plots.

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