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Virginia Department of Education

Numbers in a Name

For Teachers 7th
What's in a name? Pupils create a data set from the number of letters in the names of classmates. Each group then takes the data and creates a visual representation, such as a histogram, circle graph, stem-and-leaf plot, etc.
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Murder in the First Degree - The Death of Mr. Spud

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Secondary learners investigate exponential functions in a real-world scenario. They collect data on the temperature of a cooling baked potato, enter the data into lists, and graph the data using a scatter plot before finding an...
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Sea Level Trends ~ Ocean Front Property: An "Immerging" Market

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young oceanographers take a look at sea level data from several cities over a few centuries. They use the data to fuel a discussion about what kind of changes are taking place and the impact they are having on the coastal ecosystems....
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Likely Outcomes

For Students 4th - 5th
A coin toss is a simple and fun way to help youngsters discovery probability. Preferably in partners, they first predict what would happen if they tossed two coins 48 times. How often would two heads show up? Two tails? How about one of...
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Statistical Pictures of School and Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore how mathematical data is used to summarize and illustrate everyday life. They apply mathematical concepts and skills to analyze data. Students conduct a five question survey of 50 people or more and graph the data.
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Visual Communication of Quantative Data

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect and analyze data based on academic performance. In this statistics lesson, students create graphs and analyze the data they created. They use positive, negative and no correlation to analyze the data.
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Chance and Data

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this graphing a survey worksheet, learners poll 10 friends to see which of 2 football teams is their favorite and then graph their data results.
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Graphing with Stems-and -Leafs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the use of stem and leaf graphs. For this stem and leaf graph lesson, 4th graders participate in teacher led lesson showing the use of the graphs. They work in groups to collect data about peanuts before making a...
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Data Collection and Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect data and graph it on a coordinate plane and analyze it. In this statistics lesson, students display their data collection using a graph. They determine which central tendency will work best.
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Using Matrices for Data

For Students 9th
For this matrices for data worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 29 various types of problems that include using matrices to illustrate data. First, they determine the sum, difference and scalar product for each matrices shown. Then,...
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TV Survey - Data Collection and Analysis

For Students 4th
In this data collection and analysis worksheet, 4th graders complete a tally chart about the number of hours that fourth graders watch television. They create a bar graph with the information, write a paragraph about the survey results,...
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Data Management and Probability: Applications

For Students 7th
In this data management and probability applications activity, 7th graders solve 13 different types of problems that include finding the mean, median, mode, and range of each set of values, as well as, solving a number of word problems....
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Graphing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice using math graphs. In this graphing instructional activity, 5th graders work in groups to develop a topic of their own to represent as a graph. Students collect data and construct a graph for the instructional...
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Bar Graph- Calories In Fast Food Items

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bar graph worksheet, learners analyze a bar graph that shows calories in 10 fast food menu items. Students answer 7 questions about the graph.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners use excel to analyze data. In this technology lesson, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Collect and Organize Data: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this data collection worksheet, students learn the parts of a tally chart and how it organizes information. Students then use the second tally chart to help them answer the six questions.
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Data Handling: Pictogram of Birds

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this pictograph problem solving worksheet, students analyze a pictograph of birds seen each day for a week. They use the information on the graph to solve 6 problems.
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Statistics for Graphing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use the Internet to access a variety of websites that present statistics and information for use in graphing. They represent sports statistics, geographical measurements, temperatures and more.
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Using M&M's to Teach Bar Graphs

For Teachers 1st
Motivate your class with this lesson. While not fully fleshed out, this activity is meant to be used as an introduction to the use of bar graphs. Learners sort M&M's and create bar graphs to display their information.
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Introduction to Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice graphing activities. In this graphing lesson, students discuss ways to collect data and complete survey activities. Students visit a table and graphs website and then a create a graph website to practice graphing.
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Graphing Our Marbles

For Teachers K
Students collect information pertaining to marble colors found in their bag; then creating a spreadsheet in order to make a chart representing their findings using Microsoft Excel. Students will present their results to small groups.
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Introduction to Graphs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students poll classmates to gather information for a graph. They identify three types of graphs (bar, line, table). Students create each type of graph using data gathered from classmates.
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Picture Graphs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Are your youngsters learning how to read picture graphs? Use these five examples to asess your learners' comprehension. Consider rearranging them differently; the presentation is slightly congested. 
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Unit Plan
Intel

What Does This Graph Tell You?

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
What can math say about natural phenomena? The fifth STEM lesson in this project-based learning series asks collaborative groups to choose a phenomenon of interest and design an experiment to simulate the phenomenon. After collecting...

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