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Math and the NFL - Statistical Representations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use the Internet to get current sports information for data analysis. They use their data to find the mean, median, mode and range. Students then place their data on a spreadsheet.
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Sustainability: Our Environment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the sustainability of our environment, the trend in rising temperatures and the emission of greenhouse cases. Using given data, students test and construct a confidence interval and the difference between two population...
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Candy Bar Survey

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the skill of graphing data by using candy bars to create context for the lesson. They use technology for graphing and organizing information like a spreadsheet. The lesson includes a resource link to aid in the...
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Doing The School Run

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore alternative...
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"M&M's"® Candies Worksheet 2

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students plot the mean, median, and mode for the colors of M and M candies by filling in the graphic organizer.
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Food Probability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students plot the possibilities of outcomes for making sandwiches and ice cream in the graphic organizers.
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Learning to Make Data Tables

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students construct data tables using the results of previous experiments. In this graphing instructional activity, students plot data and interpret the results. Students discuss how they organized their data.
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What Days Are the Busiest in the Maternity Ward?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students form a conclusion using statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students collect and analysis data to form a conclusion about what day of the week most babies are born.
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Literal Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Literal Equations. In this literal equations lesson, students use the Internet to connect to links and solve linear equations. Students investigate, analyze and record their findings on various activity worksheets.
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A Look at Race in America Using Statistics

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the issue of racism in America.  In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders analyze charts and graphs on blacks and whites in America.  
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Jumping to Conclusions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars decide as a class what their data is going to be to graph. In this math lesson, students organize data so that it will be easier to display in a graph. Young scholars are guided through the process by their teachers, and...
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Mean and Median

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the different central tendencies. In this probability instructional activity, students create the correct type of graphs to analyze their data. They make predictions and draw conclusions from their data.
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Cruising the Internet

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the parts of an engine using a graph. In this statistics lesson, students make a graph from their collected data. They calculate the volume of a cylinder using a line of regression and a scatter plot.
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Applying Estimation in real Life Situations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore number sense by participating in role-playing activities. In this estimation lesson, 5th graders discuss reasons for estimating amounts in life and read the book Betcha. Students complete a real life estimation...
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Which Bag is Which?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore number sense by completing a statistical analysis game in class. In this data graphing lesson, students utilize visual references such as colored cubes and tiles to map out the results of an experiment outcome such as a...
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American Statistical Association

Chunk it!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Chunking information helps you remember that information longer. A hands-on activity tests this theory by having learners collect and analyze their own data. Following their conclusions, they conduct randomization simulations to...
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American Statistical Association

More Confidence in Salaries in Petroleum Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Making inferences isn't an exact science. Using data about salaries, learners investigate the accuracy of their inferences. Their analyses includes simulations and randomization tests as well as population means.
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American Statistical Association

How Long is 30 Seconds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Is time on your side? Pupils come up with an experiment to test whether their classmates can guess how long it takes for 30 seconds to elapse. They divide the class data into two groups, create box-and-whisker plots, and analyze the...
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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

Double Stuffed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
True or false — Double Stuf Oreos always contain twice as much cream as regular Oreos. Scholars first measure the masses of the filling in regular Oreos and Double Stuf Oreos to generate a class set of data. They use hypothesis testing...
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Statistics Education Web

Types of Average Sampling: "Household Words" to Dwell On

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Show your classes how different means can represent the same data. Individuals collect household size data and calculate the mean. Pupils learn how handling of the data influences the value of the mean. 
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EngageNY

Ruling Out Chance (part 1)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
What are the chances? Teach your classes to answer this question using mathematics. The first part of a three-day lesson on determining significance differences in experimental data prompts learners to analyze the data by...
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EngageNY

Drawing a Conclusion from an Experiment (part 1)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Challenge your classes to complete an experiment from beginning to end. Learners make their own hypotheses, collect and analyze their own data, and make their own conclusions. They are on their way to becoming statisticians! 
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EngageNY

Drawing a Conclusion from an Experiment (part 2)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Communicating results is just as important as getting results! Learners create a poster to highlight their findings in the experiment conducted in the previous lesson plan in a 30-part series. The resource provides specific criteria and...

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