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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Don't Confuse Your Qs!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate the difference between qualitative and quantitative measurements and observations. By describing objects both qualitatively and quantitatively, they learn that both types of information are required for complete...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data

For Students 6th - 9th
This lesson explores quantitative vs. qualitative scientific data.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Lights Out: Periodic Phenomena

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students can use a light sensor to collect intensity data for fast and slow variations of intensities. They will then describe these variations using the concepts of period and frequency.
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Article
University of Baltimore

University of Baltimore: Types of Data, Levels of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a discussion about the many types of statistical data and the many levels of statistical measurement. Written by Dr. Hossein Arsham
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Continuous data is defined and examples are given in this lesson.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous vs Discrete Data

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore continuous and discrete data and when to use one over the other.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Continuous vs Discrete Data

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore continuous and discrete data and determine when to use each one.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Discrete Data

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore the term discrete data and look at examples for further explanation.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Null Set / Empty Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson defines the phrase null or empty set. Students can check their understanding with an assessment.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Basic Graph Types

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will review the different types of graphs, and the differences between discrete and continuous data, and between qualitative and quantitative data. They...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will also...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beep! Beep! Move Over! I Am Going to Be Late!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, young scholars will investigate how to "clear up" the "Traffic Jam." They will be using large manipulatives (their bodies), small manipulatives (carpet squares), and technology (the Java applet) to find the...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Measures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter data and view the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of the data set.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Qualitative and Quantitative Observations."
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Handout
Other

Minitab: Comparison of Categorical and Quantitative Variables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains the difference between categorical and quantitative variables and provides examples of each.