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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: How Much Time Do Teens Spend on the Job?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try this math challenge where you investigate the average number of hours teen actually spend working. Apply your problem solving, number sense, and computation skills in this one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Rose Bowl

For Students 3rd - 8th
A math challenge taken directly from the sports pages. Use your problem solving and data collection aptitude to find out how many different ways a Rose Bowl team could score 11 points. Try this one page activity from the NCTM Math...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Majority Vote

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cast your vote for this math challenge that explores calculating percentages as it relates to voting. Discover how mastering this skill will be beneficial in real life situations. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for...
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Lesson Plan
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Data Gathering and Analyzing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Carol Hurst provides this sample chapter from "Picturing Math." Gathering data is a frequent part of solving problems and satisfying curiosity, which includes working with graphs and using mathematical tools such as averaging and other...
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Activity
Rice University

What Percentage of Your Class Is Right or Left Handed?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What percentage of the class is right or left-handed? Students will investigate this question using statistical processes of collecting the data, organizing it, graphing, and finally analyzing it. Follow-up questions are provided for the...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Basketball Picks

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A math challenge taken from the NBA that is sure to interest true basketball fans. Use your data collection, organization, and analysis skills to figure out which teams play each other. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families...
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EL Education

El Education: "Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond"

For Students 9th - 10th
An online research report entitled "2007 Report on Water Quality and Future Use of Loon Pond" by ninth grade students from Renaissance Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Students completed field work testing water and applied...
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Lesson Plan
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Make a Living Bar Graph

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Student use simple data to line up in a living bar graph activity when they respond to simple questions in this lesson plan. They physically and visually represent the data. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a...
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Interactive
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Nceas: Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 5th
This concise site from NCEAS contains an explanation of the scientific method along with a basic example of the scientific method in action.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Bar Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two bar graph examples are shown and explained at this website. You can learn what kind of data is best represented using a bar graph.
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Activity
Jim Loy

Jl's Math Page: The Golden Rectangle and the Golden Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a personal site from Jim Loy that describes the golden rectangle and the golden ratio. Includes several diagrams and pictures as well as formulas. A good background in math is helpful.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Interpreting Data Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a quiz with five quick questions to check your understanding of how to interpret data. It is self checking.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Collecting and Analyzing Data Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
This site is a quiz with five quick questions to check your understanding of how to collect and analyze data. It is self checking.