Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp Animal Brains
This task looks at a possible relationship between the weight of an animal's body and the weight of its brain. Students make a scatter plot of data, look for outliers, make a second scatter plot without the outliers, and describe the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp.1 Hand Span and Height
This task looks at a possible relationship between height and hand size. Students collect data from classmates, make a scatter plot, and explain the relationship as linear or nonlinear. Aligns with 8.SP.A.1.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp.1 Texting and Grades I
This task looks at a possible relationship between how many text messages high school students send and their grade point average. The data is presented in a scatter plot which students must examine for patterns and deviations. Aligns...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.sp Birds' Eggs
A scatter plot showing data for the sizes of birds' eggs is presented. Students are to look for correlations and make predictions whose values fall within the data range. They are also to make generalizations about the characteristics of...