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Graph Those Stickers!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students graph fruit. In this graphing lesson students create a graph using fruit label stickers. Students place a sticker on the graph when the fruit has been consumed.
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Are There Too Many Elk?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use information about elk populations in Arizona to make recommendations about population management. In this ecology lesson, students discover the problems associated with having a heard of elk that is too large. After...
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Water Quality

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine water quality and how to improve it, how to measure it and how it relates to human activities.  In this water quality lesson students sample water from different sources, and test the samples. 
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Baroque Composers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study Baroque composers. For this music lesson, rotate trough three stations, collecting information on particular Baroque composers. Worksheets, information cards, and procedure included.
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Tally the Objects in the Picture

For Students 1st
In this tally the objects in the picture activity, 1st graders count the objects in each picture and place a tally mark in the chart as a means of collecting data.
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Exploring Gender Bias in the Workplace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate gender bias in the work place.  In this secondary mathematics lesson, students gather research on the current statistics about a profession which focuses on the female//male ratios and the pay scale of the...
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Thinking Science - Collecting Data

For Students 4th - 10th
In this data collection worksheet, students write the data that can be collected about bluebirds and nests and the tools they would use to collect this data. Students complete 14 rows of data.
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Think Science - Collecting Data

For Students 5th - 8th
In this data collection worksheet, students collect data about butterflies and milkweed plants and record the measurement tools they use to collect it. Students complete 2 columns.
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Race the Track! Jump the Gap

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students record data of using a track system with variables and how those variables affect a ball used in the track. In this track lesson plan, students design their own track in groups, test the ball's rates of speed, and record their...
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Chart This!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners collect and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students collect data on three to four traits or favorites.  Learners analyze their data and create a chart of graph for each trait or favorite they researched. 
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Do Not Open Until May 2000!

For Teachers K
Students create a time capsule. For this time capsule lesson, students collect and record data about themselves to be stored in a time capsule that will be opened at the end of the year. 
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Count on Math

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop number sense up to a million.  In this developing number sense up to a million lesson, students count their breaths in given time span.  Students use blocks representing 10's and 100's to create a million.  Students use...
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Graphing Conversation Hearts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect data and create a graph. In this mathematics lesson, students separate paper hearts by color and create a graph showing the number of hearts of each color present. Students receive a handful of candy hearts that they use...
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The Correlation Between Human Population Growth and Dwindling Natural Resources

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders predict human population growth.  In this lesson, 8th graders discuss the length of time needed to double the human population, work in groups to chart population growth and predict population growth in the...
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Months of the Year

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice interviewing. In this months of the year lesson, students interview at least five adults working in their school to gather data on when their birthdays occur. Students create a master calendar for the school. 
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Data Analysis

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders collect and analyze data.  In this secondary end-of-course mathematics lesson, 12th graders formulate a question they would like to answer and decide on an appropriate means of data collection.  Students present their...
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Ocean Exploration: How Doea you Data Grow? (Grades 7-8)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore fieldwork.  In this seventh or eighth grade mathematics lesson plan, students watch a video on data collection in the field.  Learners use fieldwork to gather data about their school environment.   Students compile data...
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Countdown to Disaster

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the potential dangers of weather in their hometown.  In this environmental lesson, students research Hurricane Hugo and the devastation it caused South Carolina in 1989.  Students record weather data from their city and...
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Active Wear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interpret and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they investigate which solar collector, black, white, or silver, absorbs the most heat.  Students examine the graphs...
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Dental Arithmetic: Sugar Clocks

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze data about their teeth. For this data collection lesson, students determine how often their teeth should be brushed during the day. Students also estimate the amounts of sugar in 17 foods.
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Surveys and Samples

For Students 6th - 8th
In this surveys and samples worksheet, students discover data collection techniques and write their own survey questions. Students use random sampling, convenience sampling, and systemic sampling and analyze their results.
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Handling Data: Collecting and Recording Data

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars collect and record data. In this collecting and recording data lesson, students collect data and record that data using frequency tables which include the x and y axis.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners use excel to analyze data. In this technology lesson, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Canada Recycles! Do You?: Grades 4-6

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling education instructional activity, students read a table regarding Canadian recycling statistics and respond to 9 questions regarding the data.