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We Are Having a Party! Part I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use data analysis skills in order to plan a class party. They graph possible times for the party noting the range for times. They discuss how mathematicians find and use the range to analyze data.
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Chips Ahoy A Thousand Chips In Every Bag

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders determine whether Nabico's claim to sell 1000 chocolate chips in every 1 pound bag of Chips Ahoy! is true.
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Looking at Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.
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Pi Digit Distribution

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study graphing skills and compare and contrast data sets. They compute pi through the first 50-100 digits and create a bar graph showing the frequencies of specific digits.
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Water You Can Use from the Air Conditioner

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars work together to research water quantity, quality and safety standards. They complete a lab to discover how to use the water from an air conditioner. They write a paper to show their findings.
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How Wealthy Are Europeans?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate measures of central tendency. They examine compiled data and conduct critical analysis. The graph is focusing on the gross domestic product data. The activity also reviews the concept of putting values in order...
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Words To Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the four steps to problem solving. After observing a problem solving chart and discussing each step, 7th graders solve individually assigned word problems. Upon completion, they share their information with the...
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Salaries

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are engaged in the study of salaries and how they vary according to different occupations. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order to summarize the earnings potential in the human services field.
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Mapping River Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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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What's Your Line?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect temperature readings over a period of time, enter the information into a spreadsheet and choose the appropriate graph to display the results.
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Personal Interviews

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interview a person in a career field they are interested in. In this career interview lesson, students identify a career they are interested in and the requirements of the job. Students research the career and develop a list of...
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct two bell curves using two different yet related objects. For example, two kinds of Hershey's Kisses (plain and almond) or two kinds of dried beans (kidney and lima).
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explain normal distribution of a measurable characteristic within a group of objects. They create two graphs (one for each type of Hershey's Kiss) with increments of measurement on the X-axes and number of measurements on...
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Probability: The Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice the basic principles of probability by conducting an experiment, determining if a game is fair, collecting data, interpreting data, displaying data, conducting analysis, and stating and applying the rule for probability.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to take a sample by looking at rocks in the schoolyard. In this sampling lesson, students discuss ways to classify rocks by color, size, and weight. They think about how many rocks would make a good sample of...
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore averages by completing a data analysis activity. In this bell curve lesson, students measure different food items and plot their measurements on a X and Y axis. Learners create bell curves around the average weight or...
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Statistics: Reading and interpreting production graphs

For Teachers 8th - 11th
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.
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Searching The Word

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review EOG math terms and definitions found in their math notebooks, and pick between 15 and 20 words to put in a word search.
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Box Plots on the TI-83 Calculator

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research box plots on the Internet. They gather real life statistics and analyze the collected statistics by making multiple box plots on the TI-83 calculator.
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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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Hollywood’s Top Ten

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this entertainment worksheet, students answer 6 questions about their top ten favorite movies. The questions have no right answer because they are subjective.
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The Statistics of M&Ms

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore the topic of statistics with M and Ms. In this math lesson plan, students use candy pieces to sort and gather information needed to create a bar graph. This lesson can be adapted to accommodate students in grades 1-12.
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What Days Are the Busiest in the Maternity Ward?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students form a conclusion using statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students collect and analysis data to form a conclusion about what day of the week most babies are born.
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Feeling Crabby?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze data to investigate the influence of water depth on size among deep-water crabs. They interpret results from this data, and apply the results regarding appropriate fishery regulations.

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