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Oddball Out: Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various animals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Name Scramble: Desert Mammals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various desert mammals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various animals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Birds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, pupils analyze a row of pictures of various birds to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, pupils analyze a row of pictures of various animals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
Worksheet
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Dr. Seuss Counting Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Dr. Seuss counting worksheet, students solve a simple addition problem, counting "Yots in pots." A website reference is given for additional resources.
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Oddball Out: Birds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various birds to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Birds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, young scholars analyze a row of pictures of various birds to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various fish to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Sea Creatures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various sea creatures to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Amphibians

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various amphibians to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, young scholars analyze a row of pictures of various plants and conifers to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
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Oddball Out: Mammals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze a row of pictures of various mammals to determine which creature is different from the others pictured.
Worksheet
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Mazes: Which Animal Ate this Twig?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this logic and problem solving instructional activity, students find the animal that ate the twig by completing a maze. Students begin at the picture of shredded tree bark and trace a path through an easy maze puzzle.
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What I am Puzzle - 18

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students respond to 1 multiple choice question that requires them to select the picture that matches 3 descriptive sentences. Students submit their answers to be scored.
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Represent Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th
Using word problems can be a good way to help learners practice working with fractions. In this activity on fractions, students solve problems involving real-life examples. This activity is part of the Houghton Mifflin math series and...
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Statistics Education Web

The Case of the Careless Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Herbivores and carnivores just don't get along. Using a box of animal crackers, classes collect data about the injury status of herbivores and carnivores in the box. They complete the process of chi-square testing on the data from...
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Statistics Education Web

You Will Soon Analyze Categorical Data (Classifying Fortune Cookie Fortunes)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Would you rely on a fortune cookie for advice? The lesson plan first requires future statisticians to categorize 100 fortune cookie fortunes into four types: prophecy, advice, wisdom, and misc. The lesson plan goes on to have learners...
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Statistics Education Web

I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Future statisticians and potential psychics first conduct an experiment to collect data on whether a person can tell if someone is staring at them. Statistical methods, such as hypothesis testing, chi-square tests, binomial tests, and...
Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

How Tall and How Many?

For Teachers 8th Standards
Is there a relationship between height and the number of siblings? Classmates collect data on their heights and numbers of brothers and sisters. They apply statistical methods to determine if such a relationship exists.
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Statistics Education Web

10,000 Steps?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Conduct an experiment to determine the accuracy of pedometers versus pedometer apps. Class members collect data from each device, analyze the data using a hypothesis test, and determine if there is a significant difference...
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Statistics Education Web

Odd or Even? The Addition and Complement Principles of Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Odd or even—fifty-fifty chance? Pupils first conduct an experiment rolling a pair of dice to generate data in a probability lesson. It goes on to introduce mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events, and how to use the...
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Statistics Education Web

Text Messaging is Time Consuming! What Gives?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The more you text, the less you study. Have classes test this hypothesis or another question related to text messages. Using real data, learners use technology to create a scatter plot and calculate a regression line. They create a dot...
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Statistics Education Web

Saga of Survival (Using Data about Donner Party to Illustrate Descriptive Statistics)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What did gender have to do with the survival rates of the Donner Party? Using comparative box plots, classes compare the ages of the survivors and nonsurvivors. Using the same method, individuals make conclusions about the...