Using the USA TODAY Snapshot, "More of U.S.," students will learn how to interpret data presented in a graphical form. Students will determine the rate of change (slope) and build a linear model (y = mx + b) from this data. The model...

The data in the USA TODAY Snapshot "World Population in 2050" is in a relative frequency form. students can use the percents to calculate the population for each of the continents shown and then display this data as a bar graph.

Students will create a scatter plot for the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Cropland value grows," and identify the independent and dependent variables for the data. The students will find the rate of change for the data and label this...

Students will create two box-and-whisker plots of the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Super ticket sales". Students will calculate central tendencies for both sets of data. Students will compare the two sets of data by analyzing the...

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.

Students will examine the current and predicted population data from the countries included in the USA TODAY Snapshot "Growing bigger by the decade".

Students will write exponential equations based on the percent of increase of college costs and will graph and interpret these equations. Students will then use an inflationary equation based on the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Paying college...

Students will to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?," into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. Students will determine if these graphs intersect and learn...

Students will create a scatter plot of the number of Internet subscribers during 2004 through 2008 using the USA TODAY Snapshot "Internet phone subscribers soar." This activity will allow students to explore real-life data that will be...

The USA TODAY Snapshot allows students to use scientific notation with real-life data. Students will work with large numbers when determining the height of a stack of $20 bills. Unit conversion will be used from one unit of measure to...

Students will create two box and whisker plots of the data in the USA TODAY Snapshot. They will calculate central tendencies for both sets of data and compare the two sets of data by analyzing the differences in the box and whisker plots.

Students will have the opportunity to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot "Is leisure time really shrinking?" into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot.

In this activity using the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Coming clean about showering time," students will find the measures of central angles and arcs of a circle. They will use circumference, radius, concentric circles and degrees in a circle...

In this activity, using the USA TODAY Snapshot "Dangerous births" students will explore the geometric relationships of triangles using perpendicular bisectors of the sides, bisectors of the angles and medians of the triangle. They will...