Activity
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Data and Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about conducting your own investigation with these tips on following the scientific method. Find out how to state hypothesis, make observations, collect and analyze data, and display data to share results and conclusions of your...
Interactive
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries: Noaa: Science Data: Graphing

For Students 9th - 10th
Create graphs of marine ecosystems using real-time data.
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Representing Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Some practice problems with data and graph representation in computer science.
Interactive
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Data Tool Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this online data analysis tool to build graphs and display results from scientific investigations. Data can be entered directly with the keyboard or imported from, and exported to spreadsheets.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Sources of Big Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Sources of big data and the issues of storage are examined.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today More of u.s.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the USA TODAY Snapshot "More of U.S.", construct a graph from the data, produce a mathematical model (linear) for the data, determine the rate of change for the data, and make predictions about future population levels.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Graphing the Spread of Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students simulate disease transmission by collecting data based on their proximity to other students. One option for measuring proximity is by having Bluetooth devices "discover" each other. After data is collected, students apply graph...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Era of Big Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Zettabytes and big data is examined.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Power of Big Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Space and time are examined when storing big data.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Do Computers Represent Data?

For Students 9th - 10th
Bits and binary data are explained.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today the Usa's Expanding Weight Problem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity reveals the incidence of obesity in the United States. Students will analyze "The USA's expanding weight problem" and other data to then construct a graph, analyze the trends in the data and make predictions about the future.
Unit Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Globe Data to Study the Earth System

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson guides students through the process of locating and graphing web-based environmental data that has been collected by GLOBE Program participants. The lesson provides opportunities for using GLOBE data to introduce basic...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Ridin' Along in My Automobile"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students 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...
Lesson Plan
Other

A River Runs Through It Learning Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this year long learning project integrating mathematics and science, students solve environmental problems using data collection and problem solving concepts. Designed for upper elementary gifted students. Interactive components and...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Representing Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
There are several ways to represent graphs, each with its advantages and disadvantages. Some situations, or algorithms that we want to run with graphs as input, call for one representation, and others call for a different representation....
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Encryption, Decryption, and Cracking

For Students 9th - 10th
Julius Caesar encrypted messages two thousand years ago. By knowing the techniques of deciphering a code--frequency analysis, known text, and brute force--one can begin to understand the three key aspects of data encryption, decryption,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Storing Data in Variables

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice variable assignment in the AP CSP pseudocode, in this set of free practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fitting Models to Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A basic premise of science is that much of the physical world can be described mathematically and many physical phenomena are predictable. This scientific outlook took place in Europe during the late...
Graphic
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Behavioral Science Statistics: Cumulative Percent Polygon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A step-by-step worked problem demonstrating how to take a set of data and produce a cumulative percent polygon. Hints are provided along the way, and the final graph is shown for the user to check.
Graphic
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Behavioral Science Statistics: Frequency Histogram an Example

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A step-by-step worked problem demonstrating how to take a set of data and produce a frequency histogram. Hints are provided along the way and the final graph is shown for the user to check.
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Why Is Carbon Important?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature, and how these relate to climate change. Graph and map data are used as evidence to support the scientific claims they develop through...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Quantum Dots and Colors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the physical concept of the colors of rainbows as light energy in the form of waves with distinct wavelengths, but in a different manner than traditional kaleidoscopes. Looking at different quantum dot...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Mathline Creature Feature Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts lesson plan that engages young scholars in an exploration of statistics. Through a study of various forest climates, students utilize data collection and analysis, classification, and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Scientific Graphing

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Usefulness and types of graphs.