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Missing Macroinvertebrates
Students investigate the concept of a macroinvertebrate. They observe the presence of increases or decreases in population in order to test for factors that contribute to the extinction of a species. Students predict the likelihood of...
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Let's Go Camping
Fifth graders plan a budget for a camping trip. They use a spreadsheet to organize the budget and word processing justification for their choices.
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All Those Advertising Dollars!
Students calculate percent increases (or percent decreases) for the top 25 companies in terms of advertising dollars spent during a year.
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Recording Treasure
Students participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.
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Rotation Sensor Challenge
Students participate in a challenge to construct a rotation sensor with the highest degree of accuracy and repeatability. They conduct computer analysis of their sensor using repeated trial.
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Insect Classification
Students compare and contrast the visible structures of three insects based on photographs. They differentiate characteristics of crane flies, ants, and wasps then create a simple classification system.
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Measures of Spread
Students explore the concept of measures of spread. In this measures of spread lesson, students calculate the standard deviation for a set of data. Students use the standard deviation to analyze and describe the set of data. Students...
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The Accuracy of Horoscopes
Students examine horoscopes over a months time and determine which horoscope source is the most accurate.
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Graphs - On the Floor and Ask a Friend
Students create a floor graph and then interview their classmates to create their own graph.
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A Real Difference
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
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Favorite Christmas Carols
Third graders take a survey of friends' and family members' favorite Christmas carols. They illustrate a favorite Christmas carol and have students try to guess the name of the carol based on the picture.
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One Square Foot
Students identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Averages: Computing Mean, Mode and Median
Seventh graders use daily temperature models to find the mean, mode and median.
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The Basketball Tournament
Students estimate how many games are played if six teams play each other once. They investigate their own way and discuss possible strategies they might use. They then share their findings with the class.
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Coin Shake-Up
Students discuss problem and take turns in pairs, one tossing the coins while the other guesses whether the coins land with the same side up or different sides up. They record the results of each guess as same or different.
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What Toothpaste Do You Use?
Students collect data about their favorite toothpaste and then graph the results of that data. They survey 15 of their friends to determine which toothpaste they use the most often and then color the graph to reflect the survey results.
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Exploring Scale
Sixth graders discuss how the scale and type of graph can change how the data appears. With a partner, they identify all the information about the graph in a specific amount of time and record them in a journal. To end the lesson, they...
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Parachutes: Is it Surface Area or Shape?
Students investigate how to make a good parachute. For this physics lesson, students observe the motion of parachutes as it falls and measure the time. They collect data and calculate the average descent time for each canopy shape.
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Getting Graphs: Researching Genealogy-A Piece of Pie
Third graders research their genealogy. For this math lesson, 3rd graders collect data and create graphs and charts. A presentation of their findings is given.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Probability and Statistics
Mini lessons are provided for learning concepts in the world of probability and statistics. Topics include counting and probability, permutations, combinations, independent and dependent events, and distributions. Links to online...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Conditional and Simultaneous Probability
This lesson plan deals with conditional probability and the probability of simultaneous events. Problems included in this lesson tend to have solutions that are counterintuitive. This presents an opportunity to investigate more deeply...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fire!, Probability, and Chaos
Students will simulate the probability of a forest fire then graphing the data.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Prob/stat Classroom Materials
This site provides links to lesson plans, example problems, and software sites for probability and statistics.