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Curated OER

Language Arts: Mississippi River Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create brochures about recreational activities along the Mississippi River. Focusing on points of interest, they research attractions and create maps of the surrounding area. Once students write descriptions of their...
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Curated OER

Global Symposium

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work together to develop a sysnopis on the Earth. Using the Internet and print sources, they focus on one country to research and determine its condition. They offer possible solutions to the problem and share their...
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Curated OER

Science: Backyard Bugs Data Collection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice data collection skills by observing common bugs found in their local environment. Once the data is collected they complete data sheets to compare, contrast, sort, and classify the insects. The lesson includes...
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Curated OER

Ideas and Commodities Cross Cultural Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast how commodities native to certain countries have impacted the economies of other nations. After gathering information regarding how commodities are grown and traded, students use their information to...
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Curated OER

Quarter Coin Cookies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They explore the processes involved in making coins, and how metals canchange in consistency from the...
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Curated OER

What Does a Quarter Weigh?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They create a balance scale from common materials to measure the approximate weight of a quarter.
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Curated OER

Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement lesson, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps" and...
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Curated OER

Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars solve right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem.  In this solving right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students find the missing side of a right triangle.  Young scholars find the hypotenuse given two...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Informational Text: Synthesize Information in Charts and Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to understand the data found in charts and graphs, and at the end of the lesson, you will practice what you have learned.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating Data in Tables, Graphs and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students look at examples of graphics, tables, charts, and graphs, and learn how to interpret their data. They will be able to use this skill to enhance their...
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US Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics: Create a Graph Tutorial

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial walks students through how to create different types of graphs using the Create a Graph tool available on the website. Covers bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, area graphs, scatter plots, and dependent and independent...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Circle Graph Activity

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This lesson will allow the student to work through three stations. The stations will focus on creating and analyzing circle graphs. The students will be using technology to create their graphs along with a hands-on activity using M&M's.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating Frequency Tables

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice creating frequency tables from small data sets. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reading Dot Plots & Frequency Tables

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice reading basic dot plots and frequency tables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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eBook
Other

Online Statistics Education: Graphing Distributions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the second chapter of a statistics e-text developed collaboratively by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University. It looks at many different types of data displays and the advantages and...
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Interactive
US Department of Education

Nces Kids: Creating an Area Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is where you will find step by step directions explaining how to create an area graph. Complete each step and click on the next tab. Directions are simple and clear.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating Frequency Tables

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice creating frequency tables. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Calculating the Median: Data Displays

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice computing the median of data sets presented in a variety of formats, such as frequency tables and dot plots. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Bars, Lines, and Pies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will learn and reinforce skills for creating, applying and analyzing pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Graphs, Charts, and Tables: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this lesson about graphs, charts, and tables, students will be able to interpret and compare data from graphs (including circle, bar, and line graphs), charts, and tables.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Graphs: Lists and Tables

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource shows how to use lists and tables to organize information.
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University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Parking Cars [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to use their understanding of scale to read and interpret data in a bar graph.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: Reading a Table

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students will demonstrate how to interpret information in a table.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Circle Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Two problems present practice creating a circle graph from a data table. Both 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...

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