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Walking on Air

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and analyze data with a graph. In this statistics instructional activity, students use central tendencies to find the meaning of their data. They display the data on a Ti calculator.
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Data Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this data analysis worksheet, young scholars solve and complete 4 different types of problems. First, they reduce the data provided to find the means, and graph the means in a line graph. Then, students graph the data from each...
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Frequency Distributions and Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use the Internet to research information on NFL players and construct frequency distributions from the data. They calculate the mean, medium and analyze their data.
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Collecting Data and Graphing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, count the different colors of M&M's in each kind of package and then draw a pictograph to show the results. Each group writes a program to show their results and then compare the manually-drawn and computer...
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Probability: the Study of Chance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students experiment to determine if a game is fair, collect data, interpret data, display data, and state and apply the rule for probability. Students use a simple game for this experiment.
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Skittles® in the Middle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in small groups, using bags of Skittles?? to determine the mean of one color of Skittles?? found in each bag, in each group, and in the entire class. This is a good lesson to help motivate students to explore mode,...
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Math: Giant Alaskan Cabbages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze data from the Alaska State Fair's "Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off." Once they have sorted the weights, they calculate the range, mean, mode, and median of the cabbages. Finally, students create posters displaying their...
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Probability and Statistics - Week 10

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
For this probability and statistics worksheet, students find compound dependent and independent probability of given situations. They identify the mean, mode, range and median of sets. This two-page worksheet contains explanations,...
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Record 'The' Results

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders predict how many times they'll see the word "the" in a newspaper page and highlight all the "the"s they find. After reviewing definitions of range, median, mode, mean they create a Stem and Leaf Plot and a Back-to-Back Stem...
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Opening the Case

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a class survey and then design an experiment and use graphs and statistics to assist them in solving a problem. They organize the results of the survey in a stem-and-leaf plot and find the range, median, mean, and...
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Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the probability of single events. Given a bag of marbles, they discuss and find the probability of single events. In groups of two, 6th graders complete additional activities, predicting the probability. Students...
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Number in Statistics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders add two and three digit numbers. They are taught how to calculate the mean and the midpoint. Students are shown how to calculate symmetrical set of numbers. They are shown a model adding the same to each increases the...
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Galaxy Hunter - A Cosmic Photo Safari

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Space science stars journey through our night sky and take virtual photos of galaxies to investigate simple random samples. Higher math is used to analyze the data collected. Copy the evaluation/assessment questions onto a handout...
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Statistics Canada

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students practice using graphing tools to make tables, bar charts, scatter graphs, and histograms, using census data. They apply the concept of measures of central tendency, examine the effects of outliers. They also write inferences and...
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What Can Data Tell Us?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore data distribution. For this data analysis lesson, students create a data distribution table by playing the game "Tower of Hanoi" from the Hall of Science. Students analyze their data and answer data driven questions.
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Baseball Stats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore data sheets and statistics in baseball. They use baseball data available on the Internet to develop an understanding of the different ways in which data can be analyzed.
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What's Your Temperature?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners take a look at the local newspaper and focus on the weather section. They get into small groups, and each one looks at the same map, but of a different part of the country. They must prepare a presentation that shows how...
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Schoolyard Bird Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.
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Fun with Math using Magnetic Force

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore and discuss the effectiveness of magnets in different situations. In this math lesson, 6th graders discuss rate and graphs after exploring with magnets using different restrictions on the magnets. They analyze their...
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What Can Data Tell Us?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze data they have collected themselves and by their classmates. In groups, they create data distributions to identify the highest, lowest and middle values. As a class, they discuss the concept of sample size and how it can...
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Introduction to Representing and Analyzing Data

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Represent data graphically. Allow your class to explore different methods of representing data. They create foldables, sing songs, and play a dice game to reinforce the measures of central tendency.
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Statistics with State Names

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze the number of times each letter in the alphabet is used in the names of the states. In this statistics activity, students create a stem and leaf plot, box and whisker plot and a histogram to analyze their data.
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Recognize, create and Record Simple Repeating Patterns

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze, create, and record repeating patterns. In this geometry lesson, students create shapes using patterns and keep track of the different shapes. They incorporate transformation and reflections into their patterns.
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Questioning NASA

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Space science and math collide in this inquiry that investigates launching times for antacid-tablet rockets! Upper elementary or middle school learners collect data as they launch these mini rockets. They apply concepts of place value...

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