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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Data Types

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The University of Illinois provides this site that is helpful because of the various kinds of data that can be collected. This lesson plan helps students differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and many other types of data.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed: Meas of Central Tendency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity uses water-quality data from Rock Creek Park to illustrate elementary statistical measures of exploratory data analysis. The focus of the lesson is the nutrient limitation in a stream and the three measures of central tendency.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Does the Data Tell Us? Describing Data

For Teachers 6th Standards
Understanding how to interpret data by its shape, spread, and center helps students to understand statistics.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This lesson will challenge students to think creatively by having them design and build water balloon catchers from random scrap materials, while requiring them to take into consideration a multitude of variables including cost,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Ridin' Along in My Automobile"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will research prices of used cars to discover how automobiles lose their value over time. Students will create a chart to record their information, use their chart to graph their data, and find measures of central tendency of...

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