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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Assessing Normalcy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define normal distribution as it relates to the bell curve. In this statistics lesson plan, students use the central tendencies of mean, median and mode to solve problems. They plot their data and draw conclusion from the graphs.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

The State Capital of Stem and Leaf

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Students explore the concept of stem and leaf plots.  In this stem and leaf plots lesson, students plot the 50 US states' capitals on a stem and leaf plot according to the first letter of each state.  Students compare their stem and leaf...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Box Plots

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the concept of median, explore how to calculate quartiles for any size data set and experience how to build a box plot.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sets an the Venn Diagram

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the characteristics of sets and Venn Diagrams. Given data, students practice determining the placement of elements in a Venn Diagram. Students discuss the correspondence between data sets and their graphical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stem-and- Leaf Plots

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduce to the notion of stem-and-leaf plots. They use stem-and-leaf plots to calculate the mean, median, and mode of a set of data. Students use computers to learn about stem-and-leaf plots.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Statistics: Misleading or Accurate?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the concept of misleading statistics. In this misleading statistics lesson, students play a game of tag and graph the number of times each student gets tagged. Students use the graph to determine the fastest runner in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students read an article about the dangers of peanut butter to those who are allergic. Young scholars perform a taste test of two different brands...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Populations Lab - Exponential Graphing

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the application of populations that exists in one's everyday environment, in order to develop an understanding of how mathematics is a key component in the understanding of population dynamics.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Normal Probability Plot

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners analyze the graph of a distribution. In this statistics lesson, students define skewed or mound shape distribution as they investigate the data behind the graph. They define and plot outlier as well as normal probability.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Favorite Stuffed Animal?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gather information in a survey and interpret the results using a tally chart, a table, and a bar graph. They' present their results of the during the final group discussion. The subject of the survey is favorite stuffed...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice working with the metric system. Students use a metric ruler to measure and record lengths of group member's smiles, and graph their results. Students find the sum of all the smiles.
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Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice working with the metric system by measuring and recording the lengths of their smiles.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Stock Exchange Phase I

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select a stock and follow its ups and downs, using graphs to show its success.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smile Metric Style

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students measure the length of student smiles and then record, order and graph their results.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SMILE METRIC STYLE

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students accurately use a metric ruler to measure length. They find a sum of multiple metric measurements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Capturing the Wind

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students collect and analyze data about wind speed. They build a Lego wind sail and measure the wind speed with a rotation sensor. They use software to analyze the data.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MOBILITY, Traveling Lightly: What’s My Footprint?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students calculate their carbon footprint. For this environmental technology lesson, students listen to a lecture on climate change. Students brainstorm solutions to reduce environmental impact based on travel options. Students calculate...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Create Histograms

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice creating histograms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating Histograms

For Students 6th Standards
Practice creating a histogram from a given data set.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Hilarious Histograms. Analyzing and Creating

For Teachers 6th
The students will be using real life data to create and analyze histograms. They will be surveying their classmates and using data from other grade levels to compare same topic information in a histogram.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Applications of Histograms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use calculators to create graphical representations of data, such as histograms.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Histogram Tool

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tool can be used to create a histogram for analyzing the distribution of a data set using data that you enter or using pre-loaded data that you select.
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Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Histogram

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides details about histograms. The site contains a link on the step by step procedure of creating a histogram. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive...