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Comparing Data
Eighth graders create a survey, gather data and describe the data using measures of central tendency (mean, median and mode) and spread (range, quartiles, and interquartile range). Students use these measures to interpret, compare and...
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Box and Whiskers
Middle schoolers discover how to relate collected data with a box and whiskers graph in a number of formats. They collect, organize, create, and interpret a box and whiskers graph. Pupils interpret the difference between sets of data,...
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Graphing the Population Explosion of Weeds
Students are introduced to the seed cycle and draw the specific steps. In groups, they identify the human barriers to the spreading of weeds. After calculating the rate of spreading of the Yellowstar Thistle, they create graphs to see a...
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The Power of a Project
How does PBL differ from a basic thematic unit? Discover the answer to this important question. A bulleted comparison is made between each type of teaching method, example projects are included, and a full "how to" is laid out in an easy...
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Collecting Data and Graphing
Eighth graders, in groups, count the different colors of M&M's in each kind of package and then draw a pictograph to show the results. Each group writes a program to show their results and then compare the manually-drawn and computer...
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10,000 Steps?
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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The Case of the Careless Zookeeper
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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Range, Cluster, Gap and Outliers
There are a number of activities here where learners collect and record data, as well as, activities where the likelihood of an event happening is calculated given the experimental probability. Young statisticians organize information...
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Deodorant
Smells like learning! Young scholars collect data on the length of time a stick of deodorant lasts. After modeling the data with a graph and function, they make predictions about deodorant use over time.
Radford University
Let's Buy a Car
Ready to buy a car? Learners research different makes and models of cars to decide on the best one to buy. They collect data on cost, fuel efficiency, safety ratings, and insurance costs, then create and analyze data displays to make...
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Chart This!
Students collect and analyze data. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites. Students analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or favorite they...
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Bird Feeding and Migration Observation
Students research bird migration and build a bird house. In this bird lesson plan, students research the birds in their area and where they migrate to. They also build their own bird house and record data on what kinds of birds come to...
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Heads & Tails Data Collection
In this data collection instructional activity, students use a penny and a dime to play a math game. Students flip the money in the cup and then record the number of heads and tails showing marking the coins in the box.
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The Way to Better Grades!
Pupils collect and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, learners create a scatter plot from their collected data. They use, tables and graphs to analyze the data and mae decisions.
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kind of Bean
Third graders sort different types of beans and collect the data. They create a data table, put the information on the data table and then graph their results. They answer follow-up questions.
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Ice Cream Lab
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Even high schoolers enjoy making ice cream. This laboratory exercise has them record the temperature changes throughout the process of liquid becoming solid, graph the results, and...
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Graphs: All About Our Class
Students respond to survey questions, discuss results, brainstorm ways to represent survey information, and create table of class results. They find mean, range, and percentages, and create graph to display results.
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"Data Dabble"
Students engage in a instructional activity which facilitates their use of web sites to find data, graph it, and interpret it, thus scaffolding graphing skills to prepare students for their 8th grade I-search exit project.
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Circle Graphs
In this circle graphs worksheet, learners solve and complete 8 different problems that include word problems referring to two different circle graphs shown. First, they follow the directions for each problem and complete the table that...
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Counting on Cup
A basic approach to counting on, this math game has beginners partner up and use number cards and dice as they practice beginning addition. One partner chooses a number card and counts that many objects into a cup. The second partner...
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Population Biology
The carrying capacity of an environment varies based on the organisms that live there. Using a virtual lab simulation, scholars test two protists living in their own environments and a third environment where both protists live....
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What's Your Favorite Season?
Students collect data on the favorite seasons. In this data collection and analysis lesson, students learn about displaying data on charts and graphs. They collect data about the favorite seasons of the children in their class and...
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Drip, Drip, Drip or The Case of the Leaky Faucet
Students explore the cost of wasted water. In this math lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they collect data on how much water is lost when a faucet leaks. Students figure the cost of the water that was wasted.
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Entrance Ticket
Students collect data on different events and word problems. In this algebra lesson, students use a table to organize their data. They graph their coordinate pairs on a coordinate plane and make predictions.