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Paper Toss Shootout

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the concept of percentages. In this math lesson plan, students throw paper at wastebaskets as if shooting a basketball in a hoop. Students shoot the paper a given amount of times and then calculate their shooting...
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Concept: What's The Chance?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this concept worksheet, students perform probability experiments.  Using collected information, they interpret the data.  Students answer questions about probability.  This five-page worksheet contains approximately 15...
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Rita's Ice Problem

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders calculate how many different choices they can create making their icy. The have a choice of 26 different flavors of ice and 5 different flavors of ice cream. There is a solution to this problem.
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Dragon Problem

For Students 9th - 11th
In this probability activity, students calculate how many chops it would take to kill a dragon. They are given rules on what will and what will not kill the dragon and asked to collect their data showing which method they used to kill...
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Ho!Ho!Ho!

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students find the missing words in the sentence. They are given the H and O, but must come up with the rest of the words based on the clues given. It is a fun assignment with 12 simple questions.
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Candy Problem

For Students 10th - 12th
In this stats worksheet, students identify how many ways there are to split 25 pieces of candy in between 3 people. There is a very detailed answer key with this problem.
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Swensons Milkshake Problemn

For Students 7th - 11th
In this milkshake worksheet, students determine the combinations of milkshakes that can be made from the given information.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  The answer is provided.
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The Gear Problem

For Students 10th - 11th
In this math activity, students apply their knowledge of angles and rotation to solve a word problem involving an old pocket watch.  They discuss gears, rotation and accuracy.
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An Engaging Age Problem

For Students 10th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students identify the age of a man and a woman given their combined age and some clues to help write the equation. There is an answer key with this problem.
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Super Bowl Champs

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Super Bowl worksheet, students create line plots of all winners and losers of the Super Bowl.  They create stem-and-leaf plots, scatter plots, and bar graphs of football data.  This one-page worksheet contains...
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Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars define population and carrying. In this algebra lesson, students explore exponential growth and decay based on animals and things that grow or decrease exponentially. They graph their findings and discuss their results as...
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Permutations, Combinations, and Probability

For Students 11th
For this probability-worksheet, 11th graders calculate the permutation, combination and probability of an event occurring. There are 5 questions with an answer key.
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Picking Chips: Experimental Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students apply the concepts of an event occurring to playing a game. In this probability lesson,students differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
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Measuring Dispersion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners compute the standard deviation for a given set of data. In this measuring dispersion lesson plan, students compute the mean, and then the distance from the mean for each data point. They find the standard deviation of the data.
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How Many Is Too Many?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore the population explosion. They view a video depicting the exponential growth of human population. Students research the internet to project future population data. They perform hands-on, multimedia activities to...
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Activity: Predicting Outcomes

For Students 3rd - 4th
Use this resource to provide a quick review of probability. Learners solve three story problems involving coin tosses and spinners. They make predictions about the possible outcomes. This worksheet could be used a precursor to a...
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Probability: Likelihood and Chance

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
A presentation demonstrates the basics of probability. Learners consider a variety of scenarios with dice, as well as picking certain-colored balls out of a bag in order to become familiar with this concept. The PowerPoint is brief, but...
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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.
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Phenomenal Weather-Related Statistics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research, collect and interpret data about weather statistics. They record that data on spreadsheets. they create Powerpoint presentations on their individual or group research.
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US Historical Climate: Excel Statistical

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars import US Historical Climate Network mean temperature data into Excel from a station of their choice. They are guided through the activity on how to use Excel for statistical calculations, graphing, and linear trend...
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TI-83 Tutorial for statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the uses of the TI-83 calculator for statistical operations.
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Statistical Specimens

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to statistical vocabulary. They complete an online activity that asks them to calculate the mean, median and mode for a set of data.
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The Statistical Nature of Test Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the properties of various metals. They conduct an experiment and gather the data by putting into the proper statistical graphs. The data is analyzed and conclusions are formed according to the properties of the metals.
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Mode Mean Median

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this statistics worksheet, students practice finding number averages and statistics by finding the mode, median, and mean for the number sets.

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