Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Using the Ti 83/84 to Explore the Binomial Theorem
This lesson will introduce students to the binomial theorem through a variety of activities. Pascal's triangle and probabilities will be explored through problem solving. The binomial theorem, combinations formula, and the binomial...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Statistics
In this activity, students use the statistical features of the calculator to calculate statistical results, perform regressional analyses, and graphically display statistical data.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: What Are the Chances?
In this activity, students determine the probability of a spinner landing on a certain number in eleven trials. They also learn to change the weightage and find subsequent effect on the probability.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Scrabble Math
Use the U.S. Constitution, Scrabble, and your graphing calculator to examine a number of statistical concepts with your Algebra 1 students.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Would You Like Fries With That?
French fries from your cafeteria to do data analysis. The students count the number of fries in a single serving of fries along with weighing the order, then measure the length and weight of a sample of individual fries. You then use the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Enter Data and Finding One Variable Statistics
This video tutorial shows how you enter data in the STAT area and then calculate the one-variable statistics on this data.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Sources of Survey Bias
This set contains statistics questions regarding experiments and experimental design. The student becomes familiar with the various elements of experimental design.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Amazing Space: Galaxy Hunter
Journey to the wildest regions of space, and wrestle with cosmic giants, galaxies. Explore the Hubble Deep Fields from a statistical point of view.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Tiles in a Bag
How many tiles would you have to pick to be confident that your estimated probability truly represents the situation? In this activity, you will draw a tile from a bag, record its color and put it back in the bag. The bag contains 24...
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Texas Instruments: Survey Project
Students survey other students (numerical and non numerical data) and calculate measures of central tendency (if possible) of data and make regular box-an-whisker plots and outlier box-and-whisker plots to analyze the data.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Smile: Smile Program Mathematics Index
This site provides lesson plans for various math topics, including probability, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, patterns, applied math.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed: Variability
Learning module focuses on measures of variability such as range, variance, and standard deviation which are used to examine nitrate levels and water quality.
University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: And We Go Around
Collect and display data using a bar and circle graph to explore fractions and percents.
The History Place
The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Statistics
The topic summary outlines random variables and statistics. Some topics reviewed are normal distribution, Bernoulli trials, measures of central tendency, and variance. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Review Exercises: Random Variables and Statistics
Students review random variables and statistics. The resource consists of review exercises on the mathematics concepts.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Quiz: Random Variables and Statistics
The online quiz assesses student comprehension of math concepts. The quiz consists of true/false questions about random variables and statistics.
The Math League
The Math League: Ratio and Proportion
This tutorial provides definitions and examples of ratios and proportions and features comparing ratios and converting rates.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Leap Frog Experiment
Students design an experiment, collect information using tree diagrams, and interpret the results using charts in this interactive web lesson.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: All That Data 2
Students describe graphs and explore range, measures of central tendency, and distribution in this interactive web lesson.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: All That Data
Students analyze data by finding the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of numbers. Line plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs are also included in this lesson.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Arrange a Party
Students use problem solving skills to calculate the range for a set of data and plan a party for friends.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad.
In Spanish. This is an interactive activity which introduces the basic concepts of probability theory. This unit ends with a first look at the probability of compound events.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Backpack Challenge
Enter personal data about the weight of your backpack in an online survey and note whether boys or girls carry the heaviest backpacks. Analyze the data for patterns and make conclusions.