This lesson explores quantitative vs. qualitative scientific data.

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 learners differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and many other types of data.

Three lessons on different types of data (qualitative, quantitative, univariate, bivariate, biased data) as well as a practice activity and teacher resource.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Organize distributions of data by using a number of different methods.

This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."

This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."

This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will review the different types of graphs, and the differences between discrete and continuous data, and between qualitative and quantitative data. They...

A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. The purpose of the instructional activity is to use spreadsheets to explore a rating and ranking method for choosing someone to date. They look at the problems that...

Read the passage "Qualitative Analysis of Contaminated Water Supply," and complete the five-question quiz related to qualitative analysis.

This is the second chapter of a statistics e-text developed collaboratively by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University. It looks at many different types of data displays and the advantages and...

This resource explains why data collection is a great way to make informed improvements to a design, and how to do it. Data can be quantitative - such as a measurement of distance or time - or qualitative, such as an observation of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...

Students, working in groups, will identify four unknown substances using analysis procedures practiced in the lab throughout the school year. They will collect data, research the unknown substances, and report findings in a slideshow...

In this activity, students distinguish between physical and chemical properties. They also understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative observations. They use quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify an...

Students investigate the difference between qualitative and quantitative measurements and observations. By describing objects both qualitatively and quantitatively, they learn that both types of information are required for complete...

Spreadsheets are used to store information and data. Once we have our information in a spreadsheet we can run powerful calculations, make graphs and charts and analyse patterns.

An adult-led field trip allows students to be organized into investigation teams that catalogue the incidence of plastic debris in different environments. These plastics are being investigated according to their type, age, location and...

Synthesize information that you find in charts and graphs.