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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Can Data Tell Us?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore data distribution. In this data analysis lesson, students create a data distribution table by playing the game "Tower of Hanoi" from the Hall of Science. Students analyze their data and answer data driven questions.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Using a Number Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This WebMath site provides an interactive number line "solver." Content includes helpful hint and a full explanation of the mathematical solution.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Understanding the Standard Deviation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to deepen student understanding of the standard deviation as a measure of variability in data distribution. The task is divided into four parts, each of which asks students to think about standard deviation in...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.4 Do You Fit in This Car?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are tasked with solving a common issue for automobile manufacturers that require the students to use normal distribution as a model for data distribution. They will also use mean and standard deviation to figure out the problem....
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S id.a.3 Identifying Outliers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are asked to construct a box plot of the distances they live from school and describe the main features of the distribution. The purpose of this task is to develop students' understanding of how extreme data points...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Types of Skewed Distribution With Real Life Examples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what is meant by a skewed distribution, describes the two types, and gives examples.