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Party Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a instructional activity about finding information from the grocery store to put into data that can be measured. The data is found in advertisements and food labels. They plan the cost of a party when using the unit...
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Population Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of measuring the statistical data of a population taken from a census. The data is interpreted and recorded looking for trends in subjects like world economy and job opportunities.
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Cyber Chow Combos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars, after watching the CYBERCHASE episode, "A Day at the Spa,"represent and count combinations of choices using tree diagrams.
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A Statistical Study of the Alphabet

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students determine probability by completing statistical study on letters of the alphabet and comparing and contrasting results.
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Make That Shot!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students figure out basic percentages by shooting paper balls into a basket, recording results, and calculating individual and team percentages for ten shots.
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Skittles & M&Ms Probability Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the scientific method by hypothesizing, counting, analyzing and concluding which company packs candy more reliably - Skittles or M&Ms.
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Data Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss how data is collected and participate in data collection through a survey. They complete a scavenger hunt on the Internet to gain understanding of the data measures mean, median, mode, and range.
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Snack Attack

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars design charts, tables, graphs, and pictographs to analyse the types of snacks in a bag.
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Assessing Quality of Life

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research quality of life indicators for a list of countries looking at such things as infant mortality rate, and gross domestic product. They rank the countries from best to worst regarding quality of life issues.
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Probability And Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers write a probability fraction based on the number of favorable outcomes and the number of total outcomes. For this math lesson, learners come up with their fractions based on a bag of candy that has six Three Musketeers,...
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Piecewise Modeling with Multiple Functions: Federal Debt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze data on debt and write an equation. In this statistics lesson, students are given data from different time periods, and are asked to graph and analyze the data. They work in groups, and are assigned different parts of...
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To Infinity: Game Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
Students play a game of probability. In this statistics lesson, students calculate the possibility of an event occurring as they roll a die and calculate the first person getting closer to infinity.
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Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the equation of the line of best fit. In this statistics lesson plan, students create scatter plots and find the line of best fit going through their data. They make predictions and draw conclusions.
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Bell Curve

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore averages by completing a data analysis activity. In this bell curve lesson plan, students measure different food items and plot their measurements on a X and Y axis. Students create bell curves around the average weight...
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Sports Records

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect and analyze data on sports. In this statistics lesson, students create graphs from their data using a variety of methods. They analyze their data using plot graphs, pictographs and Venn diagrams.
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What Happened to the Mean and Median

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners find the mean, median and mode. In hs statistics instructional activity, students collect, plot and analyze data. The identify the effect the central tendency have on the data and line.
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Interpreting Oceans of Data

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze the data from a scientific experiment. For this statistics lesson, 6th graders answer questions about some data to show their understanding of the data. They apply the result to future decisions when using data.
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Gender and Income

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate Income and gender preference. In this statistic lesson, students collect data of Income to see if one gender makes more than the other. Students examine the data and draw conclusions.    
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Youth vs. Adult Employment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the unemployment rate in Canada. In this statistics lesson, students collect data on youth finding jobs, graph and analyze the data. This assignment raises awareness of the employment problems in Canada.
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Misleading Statistics

For Students 7th - 8th
In this misleading statistics worksheet, students identify misleading graphs. They determine the mean, median and mode of given data. Students determine the measure of central tendency which accurately describes the data. This one-page...
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Frequency Table

For Students 7th - 8th
In this frequency table learning exercise, students create a frequency table from given data. They identify the mode. Students read and interpret frequency tables. This one-page learning exercise contains 7 multi-step problems.
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Bar Graphs and Histograms

For Students 7th - 8th
In this bar graphs and histograms worksheet, students create bar graphs and histograms from given information. They interpret graphs. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multi-step problems.
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The Fundamental Counting Principle

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Fundamental Counting Principle worksheet, students use the Fundamental Counting Principle to determine the total number of outcomes in a given situation. This one-page worksheet contains 12 problems.
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Probability

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students investigate the concept of probability. They read the list for the applications of the concept to the areas of statistics, political science, science, etc...