Curated OER
Drive the Data Derby
Three days of race car design and driving through the classroom while guessing probability could be a third graders dream. Learn to record car speed, distances traveled, and statistics by using calculation ranges using the mean, median,...
Curated OER
Play It
There are a number of activities here that look at representing data in different ways. One activity, has young data analysts conduct a class survey regarding a new radio station, summarize a data set, and use central tendencies to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Poppin' For Popcorn!
Students graph data from different popcorn flavors. In this graphing lesson, students make graphs using an assigned web site after collecting data about the flavors of popcorn that fellow classmates prefer.
Curated OER
Histograms and Bar Graphs
Students examine the use of bar graphs and histograms. In this data representation lesson, students investigate the proper use of bar graphs and histograms to represent data. They learn the proper geometric definitions, experience direct...
Curated OER
Handling Data: Representing Date - Online Version
Here is an online lesson plan on data representation. In it, learners access websites embedded in the plan which lead them through a variety of activities around data representation and statistics. The activities are quite good, and...
Curated OER
Data Representation
Learners solve real life scenarios using math. In this geometry lesson, students collect, predict and interpret data. They measure a chair using different measurements and choose what would make the chair the best design.
Stanford University
Dreme: Data in the Preschool Classroom
What are the important concepts involved in data collection and data use in the preschool classroom, and how can teachers support the mathematics of data? This article gives a brief description of the concepts that children need to grasp...
Other
Dear Data
Dear Data is a year-long, analog data drawing project by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, two award-winning information designers living on different sides of the Atlantic. By collecting and hand drawing their personal data and sending...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Line Graphs
A comprehensive guide for learning all about line graphs with definitions, their sections, how to read and create graphs, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Dot Plot
A comprehensive guide for learning all about dot plots with definitions, how to construct them, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Bar Graphs
A comprehensive guide for learning all about bar graphs with definitions, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Linear Graph
A comprehensive guide for learning all about linear graphs with definitions, properties, their equations, how to plot or analyze them, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Histograms
A comprehensive guide for learning all about histograms with definitions, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Pictographs
A comprehensive guide for learning all about pictographs with definitions, solved examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: What Is Bar Graph?
A comprehensive guide for learning all about bar graphs with definitions, how to use a bar graph maker, simulations, and practice questions.
Other
The Actuarial Foundation: Play Ball! [Pdf]
Students will understand and apply concepts of data collection, representation, and analysis in a sports context.
Other
National Security Agency: Line Plots: Frogs in Flight [Pdf]
Students learn how to construct and interpret line plots. The lesson plan describes an activity that has students collect data, create line plots, and interpret and analyze the data.
Rice University
What Percentage of Your Class Is Right or Left Handed?
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...