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Assessment
Concord Consortium

People and Places

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Graph growth in the US. Given population and area data for the United States for a period of 200 years, class members create graphs to interpret the growth over time. Graphs include population, area, population density, and population...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scatterplots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this statistics worksheet, learners create a scatter plot based on their analysis of data provided form the space shuttle Challenger disaster.  The five page worksheet contains four questions.  Answers are not provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Statistics

For Students 9th
In this statistics instructional activity, 9th graders solve and complete 5 different word problems that include different data. First, they determine if there is an explanatory and a response variable in the given data set. Then,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Statistical Inquiry

For Students 8th - 10th
In this statistical inquiry worksheet, students analyze and interpret a variety of diagrams such as a scatter plot, bar graph and pie charts. They create tables and other diagrams to support given data. This two-page worksheet contains 3...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integration: Statistics, Scatter Plots and Best-Fit Lines

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, students identify the type (if any) of correlation on 6 scatter plots. They use information given on a table to create a scatter plot and identify the type of correlation. Students use the scatter plot to make...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scatterplots and Regressions

For Students 8th - 9th
In this scatterplots and regressions instructional activity, students solve 6 different types of problems related to graphing scatterplots and interpreting regressions. First, they create a scatterplot from the given data coordinates and...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Broken Spreadsheet I

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
There is power in spreadsheet formulas and learners use this power to model quadratic data. Given a scatterplot of a parabola, pupils create formulas in a spreadsheet to populate the data. The formulas they use lead to an understanding...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Problems: "Leaving D.C."

For Students 4th - 6th
In this solving math story problems worksheet, students read statistics from the Student edition of USA Today to solve word problems. Students solve 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Scatterplots

For Students 9th
In this scatterplots worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 6 different word problems with different sets of data. First, they sort the data set in increasing order and find the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

The United States of Obesity

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Mississippi has both the highest obesity and poverty rate in the US. Does the rest of the data show a correlation between the poverty and obesity rate in a state? Learners tackle this question as they practice their skills of regression....
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Teach Engineering

Density Column Lab - Part 2

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Groups suspend objects within layers of liquids to determine the densities of different liquids and compare them to the densities of objects calculated in Part 1. The groups then carefully test their calculations by layering the liquids...
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EngageNY

Interpreting Residuals from a Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What does an animal's gestation period have to do with its longevity? Use residuals to determine the prediction errors based upon a least-square regression line. This second lesson on residuals shows how to use residuals to create a...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Gestation and Longevity

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Is the gestation length of an animal a predictor of the average life expectancy of that animal? Learners analyze similar data for more than 50 different animals. They choose a data display and draw conclusions from their graphs.
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Activity
Curated OER

Prescient Grading

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do homework grades really determine test scores? Learn whether lines of best fit, correlation coefficients, and residuals can be used to determine test scores when given homework grades. (It would certainly save teachers time in grading...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Strike a Pose: Modeling in the Real World (There's Nothing to It!)

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Adjust this instructional activity to fit either beginning or more advanced learners. Build a scatter plot, determine appropriate model (linear, quadratic, exponential), and then extend to evaluate the model with residuals. This problem...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

NFL Quarterback Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use statistics to decide if NFL quarterbacks earn their salaries! Learners study correlation coefficients after using technology to calculate regression equations. Through the data, they learn the meaning of correlation and correlation...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Super Bowl Champs

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Super Bowl worksheet, students create line plots of all winners and losers of the Super Bowl.  They create stem-and-leaf plots, scatter plots, and bar graphs of football data.  This one-page worksheet contains 5 multi-step problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spaghetti Palace

For Students 10th - 12th
In this spaghetti palace worksheet sheet, students examine data and create a scatter plot.  They use their graphing calculator to find a linear model and a quadratic model for given information.  Students predict total sales.  This...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Penny Toss - Exponential Growth and Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
In this penny toss worksheet, students collect statistical data by tossing pennies and then create a scatter plot of the data. They use formulas for exponential growth and decay and then plot the function. This two-page document...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Histograms and Statistical Graphics

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this statistics worksheet, students solve 6 data problems. They construct a histogram of given data, they create a frequency polygon, and a stem and leaf diagram. Students create a dot plot and a pie chart for given data sets. On the...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Approximating a Line of Best Fit

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You may be able to see patterns visually, but mathematics quantifies them. Here learners find correlation in scatterplots and write equations to represent that relationship. They fit a line to the data, find two points on the line, and...
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Activity
Curated OER

Coffee and Crime

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is there a correlation between the number of coffee shops and the amount of crime in a given area? In this quick exercise, your class will examine the data, interpret the results, and discuss their conclusion. Concepts covered include...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Two-Step Linear Equations

For Students 7th
In this two-step linear equations worksheet, 7th graders solve 15 various problems that include linear equations with more than one-step. First, they need to get the variable, x, alone by subtracting/adding the whole number on the same...