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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Steep Hike Adventure 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the CBR 2 to gather distance and time data for various walking speeds. They observe the effect of change in direction and speed of motion on distance versus time graphs. Students interpret and analyze graphs, calculate slope...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Discovering Velocity Outside of the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A physics lab activity where students gather data from classmates running at different rates on a football field. They then share their gathered data and transfer it to a graphing program to ultimately calculate average velocity.
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Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.