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Graphs Abound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a survey for their classmates to collect data on their favorite foods, eye color, pets or other categorical data. They compile the data from the survey in a table and then make a bar graph of each category using a...
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Graph Your Foot!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students measure their own foot and place the outline on a graph. They make connections between the size of their foot and the bar graph that represents it.
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Creating and Analyzing Graphs of Tropospheric Ozone

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create and analyze graphs using archived atmospheric data to compare the ozone levels of selected regions around the world.
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Monster Graph Activity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a instructional activity which take the fear out of graphing. They create and draw conclusions from data found in a Monster graph.
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Let's Graph It!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students graph the height of others in centimeters and inches, find the slope of line in order to calculate the conversion factor between centimeters and inches.
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Data Analysis Digital Display

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a survey online. In this math lesson, students graph survey data using flisti.com. They share and analyze their classmates' histogram.
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Positive Future Fair Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders view the film "Pay It Forward" and discuss what kind of public campaign is needed to move people to positive action. They consider different ways of presenting information (graphs, visual displays, etc.) as tools for...
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Patterns In Hexagon Tables

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct a rule about the number of sides found in a pattern of hexagons. In this mathematical problem solving lesson, 6th graders observe different hexagon patterns and create a rule about the relationship between the...
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Tally Chart Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this tally chart activity, students will read about tally charts and their uses. Students will make a list of when and why they could make a tally chart. Next students will complete a tally chart and write statements about the...
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Obstacles to Success: Misleading Data

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore how data reported by country agencies can mislead the public intentionally or unintentionally. In this Cross Curricular activity, 11th graders analyze charts and graphs in order to draw conclusions. Students...
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Fizzy Pop

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and identify variables that affect the rate of a chemical change using Alka-Seltzer, water, ice, and hot water. They time how long each variable takes to pop the canister into the air, and record the results on a...
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Ornithology and Real World Science

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...
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Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This hands-on resource has future trip planners analyze graphs of mileage, gasoline costs, and travel time on different routes. While this was originally designed for a problem-solving exercise using a Michigan map, it could be used as a...
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Ready for Roots

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sort seeds and predict what conditions are needed for them to germinate. They keep the seeds moist, observe and measure their growth and graph the results. As the seeds start to grow students compare and contrast the each...
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WHAT IS THE POPULAR COLOR?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders graph cars according to their colors. They complete the graph including a title, scale, x-axis, and y-axis. Students collect the data and choose the type of graph to be made.
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Old Glory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners utilize mathematical concepts such as: measurement, ratio and proportion and geometric probability to analyze the components of the U.S. Flag. They collect, organize and interpret data by constructing charts, tables and graphs...
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Heartbeat Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers enter information about their heartbeats into a spreadsheet. They construct data displays and calculate statistics. They describe and justify their conclusions from the data collected.
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A Fishy Tale

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders do a research project on a particular species of Atlantic seafood and record and graph information pertaining to commercial landings of that species of seafood. They use a website and an Appleworks spreadsheet.
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"Data Dabble"

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson plan which facilitates their use of web sites to find data, graph it, and interpret it, thus scaffolding graphing skills to prepare students for their 8th grade I-search exit project.
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Maximize It!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students design a rectangular box without a lid that has the largest possible volume using the supplied sheet of centimeter graph paper. They work in groups to construct different size boxes to determine the largest possible volume and...
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How Alike Are We?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find the range, mode, median, and mean for each of the data sets (height and shoe size). They discuss which measure of central tendency for each data set best represents the class and why. Students graph the shoe size and...
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Death by Particles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Emerging epidemiologists define relative risk and read an article about the effect of particulate pollution on the cardiovascular health of women. They record the relative risk values, graph them, and answer analysis questions. This is a...
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Molecular Biology and Primate Phylogenics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
By counting differences in amino acids, biology stars examine the relationships between different primates. With information gleaned, they map out a phylogenic tree and discover common ancestry. You will need to create printable versions...
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Fractions and Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Using a Smart Board, or a plain ol' white board or chalkboard, the teacher pulls up a grid and demonstrates how squares and rectangles can be divided up into equal parts. The class will get their own graph paper to draw shapes and divide...

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