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EngageNY

Using a Curve to Model a Data Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Show scholars the importance of recognizing a normal curve within a set of data. Learners analyze normal curves and calculate mean and standard deviation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In the Wake of Columbus

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners explore how the population decreased in native cultures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils create various types of graphs. They go to suggested websites to collect data and create graphs to organize the data. Then they answer questions according to their graph.
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AP Test Prep
College Board

Is That an Assumption or a Condition?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Don't assume your pupils understand assumptions. A teacher resource provides valuable information on inferences, assumptions, and conditions, and how scholars tend to overlook these aspects. It focuses on regression analysis, statistical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Graphing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders name colors of M&Ms and record answers. They estimate number of M&Ms of each color found in a typical package of M&Ms on piece of paper.They record information on sheet of paper and create a spreadsheet. paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis Challenge

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this data analysis worksheet, young scholars work with a partner to collect information for a survey. The information is then compiled into a graph. Students must indicate their survey question, the target audience, predict the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematics Module

For Teachers 9th
Delve into graphing! The concepts covered begin with basic graphing basic coordinates and algebraic expressions on coordinate planes, and build up to graphing linear inequalities and equations. Learners solve and simplify various...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Renewable Energy Through Graphs and Statistics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify different sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this math lesson, learners calculate their own carbon footprint based on the carbon dioxide they create daily. They use statistics to analyze data on power...
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Don't Spill the Beans!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Become a bean counter. Pupils use a fun activity to design and execute an experiment to determine whether they can grab more beans with their dominant hand or non-dominant hand. They use the class data to create scatter plots and then...
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

An A-MAZE-ING Comparison

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class how to use descriptive statistics through a hands-on data collection activity. Pupils collect their own data, calculate test statistics, and interpret the results in context. They compare male and female results, looking...
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Colors Challenge!

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does writing the name of a color in a different colored ink affect one's ability to read it? Scholars design an experiment to answer this question. They collect the data, analyze the statistics, and draw a conclusion based on what they...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

Sampling in Archaeology

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Compare different random sampling types using an archaeological setting. Scholars collect data from an archaeological plot using simple random samples, stratified random samples, systematic random samples, and cluster random samples....
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

How High Can You Jump?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How high can your pupils jump? Learners design an experiment to answer this question. After collecting the data, they create box plots and scatter plots to analyze the data. To finish the lesson plan, they use the data to draw conclusions.
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

Using Dice to Introduce Sampling Distributions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate the meaning of a sample proportion using this hands-on activity. Scholars collect data and realize that the larger the sample size the more closely the data resembles a normal distribution. They compare the sample proportion...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

Walk the Line

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How confident are you? Explore the meaning of a confidence interval using class collected data. Learners analyze data and follow the steps to determine a 95 percent confidence interval. They then interpret the meaning of the confidence...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

It’s Elemental! Sampling from the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How random is random? Demonstrate the different random sampling methods using a hands-on activity. Pupils use various sampling techniques to choose a random sample of elements from the periodic table. They use the different samples to...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Describing Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners will practice many ways of describing data using coordinate algebra in this unit written to address many Common Core State Standards. Simple examples of different ways to organize data are shared and then practice problems...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Button Bonanza

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Collections of data represented in stem and leaf plots are organized by young statisticians as they embark some math engaging activities.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Estimating Centers and Interpreting the Mean as a Balance Point

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How do you balance a set of data? Using a ruler and some coins, learners determine whether the balance point is always in the middle. Through class and small group discussions, they find that the mean is the the best estimate of the...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Heat and Thermal Energy Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How does radiation affect our daily lives? Answer that question and others with a lesson that discusses radiation and its use in thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves. Pupils investigate vaporization and evaporation while...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Rate of Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How much time does it take to jump over three balloons? Pupils calculate the speed of tasks that require different motions. They determine motions for tasks such as walking, skipping, hopping, and jumping before creating a spreadsheet...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Work and Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Assist your class with correctly calculating the values for force, work, and power as they determine the amount various activities require. They gather data and participate in a group discussion to compare results upon conclusion of the...
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Assessment
Achieve

BMI Calculations

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Obesity is a worldwide concern. Using survey results, learners compare local BMI statistics to celebrity BMI statistics. Scholars create box plots of the data, make observations about the shape and spread of the data, and examine the...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

States and Forms of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Energy is just energy, right? Explain various forms of energy to your young scientists by using an interactive experiment that contains common objects to demonstrate complex concepts. Pupils conduct experiments for radiant, thermal,...

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