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Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Scatter Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The activity has an overview, material, procedures, and evaluation techniques.
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Website
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Scatter Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, which is provided for by the Palomar College, gives a sample problem of how to graph a scatter plot, including the appropriate axes.
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Graphic
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Scatter Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Six problems present various aspects of using scatter plots. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check each step of...
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Handout
Other

Coe College: Definition of Scatter Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Coe College site contains the definition of scatter plot. Glossary and looking at data section included.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: My Peanut Butter Is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan provides a real-world example of using a scatter plot to compare data. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Scatter Plots

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Basic activity of collecting data and graphing sets of data to see if there is a relationship.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Celebrity Plots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students can use celebrity ages to find central tendency and create scatter plots.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scatter Plots: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson introduces scatter plots. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Scatter Plots."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scatter Plots: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces scatter plots. It is 4 of 9 in the series titled "Scatter Plots."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scatter Plots: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson introduces scatter plots. It is 3 of 9 in the series titled "Scatter Plots."
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Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Scatter Plots & Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The statistics resource explores scatter plots and correlation. Students learn about the concepts through notes and detailed examples. The resource consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the topics.
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Graphic
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Simple Plot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet that helps a student to create a scatter plot using the coordinates and axes and given data.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 5 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 6 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners evaluate a scatter plot to determine the relationship between two variables. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Golden Ratio Scattered Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a discovery lesson where the students have to create a scattered plot and find a linear correlation that approximates the golden ratio.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Graphing Scatter Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page is in response to a question that someone emailed Dr. Math. It shows how to make a scatter plot for peoples' height and shoe sizes. The information is somewhat brief, but worth checking out on the subject.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Correlation of a Scatterplot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from Ask Dr. Math describes the correlation of a scatterplot and gives an example of one with no correlation.
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Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 1 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 2 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 3 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 4 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students use a scatter plot to determine whether data can be modeled by a linear function, a quadratic function, a trigonometric function, or that there appears to be no relationship between x and y. The resource consists of an enlarged...
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Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 7 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners use a given scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.
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Unknown Type
Math Graphs

Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Fitting Models to Scatter Plots 8 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners use a scatter plot to identify whether the data can be modeled by a linear, quadratic, or trigonometric function. The math graph is available in PDF format.
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Activity
University of South Florida

Florida Center for Instructional Tech: Famous People

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students estimate the ages of famous people, then create a scatterplot with the actual ages. This activity allows them to estimate with linear equations. You can access the age data through the "activity" link.

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