Statistics Education Web
It’s Elemental! Sampling from the Periodic Table
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...
Statistics Education Web
Are Female Hurricanes Deadlier than Male Hurricanes?
The battle of the sexes? Scholars first examine data on hurricane-related deaths and create graphical displays. They then use the data and displays to consider whether hurricanes with female names result in more deaths than hurricanes...
Statistics Education Web
Consuming Cola
Caffeine affects your heart rate — or does it? Learners study experimental design while conducting their own experiment. They collect heart rate data after drinking a caffeinated beverage, create a box plot, and draw conclusions. They...
Statistics Education Web
Saga of Survival (Using Data about Donner Party to Illustrate Descriptive Statistics)
What did gender have to do with the survival rates of the Donner Party? Using comparative box plots, classes compare the ages of the survivors and nonsurvivors. Using the same method, individuals make conclusions about the gender and...
Virginia Department of Education
May I Have Fries with That?
Not all pie graphs are about pies. The class conducts a survey on favorite fast food categories in a lesson on data representation. Pupils use the results to create a circle graph.
Georgia Department of Education
The Basketball Star
Have learners use math to prove they are sports stars! Assess a pupil's ability to create and analyze data using a variety of graphs. The class will be motivated by the association of math and basketball data.
Alabama Learning Exchange
I Know What You Did Last Summer: A Data Graphing Project
Young scholars participate in graphing data. In this graphing data lesson plan, students make a stem and leaf plot of their summer activities. Young scholars create numerous graphs on poster boards. Students discuss the differences...
Curated OER
Mean and Standard Deviation
Get two activities with one lesson. The first lesson, is appropriate for grades 6-12 and takes about 20 minutes. It introduces the concept of measures of central tendency, primarily the mean, and discusses its uses as well as its...
Curated OER
Recognize, create and Record Simple Repeating Patterns
Students analyze, create, and record repeating patterns. In this geometry instructional activity, students create shapes using patterns and keep track of the different shapes. They incorporate transformation and reflections into their...
Curated OER
Breakfast Cereal - How Nutritious Is Yours?
Students analyze the nutritional value of breakfast cereal in order to make an informed choice. They create a stem and leaf plot which analyzes the nutritional value of the cereal they eat on a regular basis. Students write a letter to...
Curated OER
Mapping River Statistics
Students research different statistics to do with the Mississippi River. They answer questions about finding data and collect it by conducting research. The research is used to construct a data table. Then students use the table to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
The State Capital of Stem and Leaf
Students explore the concept of stem and leaf plots. In this stem and leaf plots lesson, students plot the 50 US states' capitals on a stem and leaf plot according to the first letter of each state. Students compare their stem and leaf...
Curated OER
Box Plots on the TI-83 Calculator
Eighth graders research box plots on the Internet. They gather real life statistics and analyze the collected statistics by making multiple box plots on the TI-83 calculator.
Curated OER
Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 1 of 3 Measures of Central Tendency
Students gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency activity, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Students analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This...
Curated OER
Univariate Data Analysis
Students use given data to compare baseball players. They create box and whisker plots to compare the players and determine which they feel is the best player. Students use calculators to make box and whisker plots. They write paragraphs...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Outlier
A comprehensive guide for exploring the topic of outliers with definitions, what is an outlier, how to find outliers using the turkey method and the interquartile range, solved examples, and interactive questions.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: "Take Out" Outliers
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students create box-and-whisker plots for given data, and then determine which (if any) data points are outliers. Students determine outliers through two methods in this...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Glencoe: Measures of Variation
Lesson examples that review how to calculate measures of variation such as range and outliers.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Box Plot
Students can create box plots for either built-in or user-specified data as well as experiment with outliers. User may choose to use or not use the median for calculation of interquartile range.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Measures of Variation
Lesson plan introduces and explains how to calculate measures of variation concepts such as range and quartile.
Other
Water on the Web
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Measures of Central Tendency (Middle School)
Lesson plan provides practice for calculating measures of center.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Math Steps: What Is It? Data
This is a great place for lesson information on the concept of analyzing data - measures of central tendency. Three other tabs are available besides the "What Is It?" link. Tips and Tricks, When Students Ask, and Lesson Ideas also...