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Middle school statistics research
Probability & Statistics in Baseball Project (Common Core Aligned, AND FUN!)
The problems and activities within this document are designed to assist students in achieving the following standards: 6.SP.B.5, 7.SP.C, HSS.CP.A.2, HSS.CP.A.3, HSS.CP.B.7, HSS.CP.B.9, as well as the standards for mathematics practice and the literacy standards. They are also designed to help the teacher assess the students’ abilities when it comes to working with the ideas within the standards.This document contains the following:A project designed to allow students to investigate theoretical
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament Team Research Statistics
Do you have students interested in the March Madness basketball tournament? Then this is the activity you need!To begin our March Madness unit, we look at all of the teams participating in the tournament and complete a map together to show where each team is from. We notice that some states have more than others and some states have none, and spend time discussing why that might be. Students will complete their own March Madness bracket.Students will then select a team in the NCAA March Madness
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4th - 9th
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Scatter Plot and Bivariate Data Research Project
Students will begin a statistics project on one of their favorite restaurants or food chains! They will be researching nutrition facts and surveying others on what types of food they like to eat there. Through this data collection they will work on their skills of creating scatter plot graphs, creating relative frequency tables, and analyzing this data. This can be used either by paper or digitally. I used it the last two years during distance learning. Rubric included.
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7th - 12th
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2024 PARIS Olympic Games Activity Pack | Middle & Upper Primary | Australia
Are you an Australian Teacher who is looking for a fun & engaging way to connect your students to the 2024 PARIS Olympic Games? This is the PERFECT resource for you! This activity pack provides students with the opportunity to:Research & profile an Australian Olympic athlete who has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.Individually track their athlete over the 19 days of the Olympic Games.Write a personal letter of support to their athlete, to be posted to them at the
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3rd - 6th
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The 57 Bus- Looking at Hate Crime Data
A guided web search on hate crime data from the FBI, CDC, Pew Research Center, and U.S. Census Bureau. Uses reflection questions to make conclusions and predictions about the distribution of hate crimes. The kids are fascinated by the data!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Scatter Plot Project
This is an awesome research project that is summative assessment for a Scatter Plot unit. For this project students are asked to pick a research question about bivariate data, gather the data online or through a survey. Next, they will make a prediction, construct a scatter plot, draw a line of best fit, find the equation of a line of best fit, and answer analytical questions about the data by interpreting the scatter plot. This is a great project that will allow students to utilize technology t
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7th - 10th
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College Research Project Unit
This is an excellent unit on college research. If your school is college focused or you just need a interested based project to get the students engaged, this is a great way to get kids interested in colleges and their stats. Did you know that the federal government compiles all the FAFSA data? It keeps track of how much money each person who filled out a FAFSA makes over the long term (10 years+). There is a wealth of data on every college that has ever accepted federal funding and it is all at
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6th - 12th
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Statistics Research Project
This project can be done in an Algebra 1 class or in a beginning Statistics class.Through this project students will...- Create a two-question survey questionnaire (using Google Forms).- Conduct a survey that will produce quantitative data.- Interpret survey data, and use Desmos to generate the line of best fit.- Find the correlation coefficient and use these values determine how well the line of best fit models the data.- Generate a residual plot and use it to interpret data.- Find the sum of t
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8th - 12th
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Stock Investing 101
For high school (and savvy middle school) economics students, Stock Investing 101 is a great tool for students to explore stocks on the Stock Market. This worksheet can be easily edited by simply changing the companies that the students need to investigate in order for it to be used over and over again. Estimated time for student completion: 45-60 minutes
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7th - 12th
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Superbowl Statistics, Graphing Project with Writing Prompt 3-5
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This project has students selecting a team that will win the Superbowl, then using statistics from the season and graphing to PROVE their team will win. The document lists requirements, types of graphs and ideas for ways to show data with the team's season statistics. Teachers/students will need to go to the NFL website and research the statistics. Teachers could also print these off for teams to use.
The second half of the project has been added in support of CCSS. Stude
Scatter Plot Project on Desmos with Template
Learners will work to collect their own data from something they are interested in. They will then create a scatter plot using Desmos.com and analyze the information they collected. The analysis includes drawing their own trend line, finding the equation of that trend line, and predicting 3 values outside their original data collection. There are detailed directions with screenshots included along with a Google Slides template that can be shared with learners to help them organize their work. I
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7th - 9th
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GRAY WOLF MATH PROJECT
Wolf. Wolves. Gray Wolf. Wildlife. Percent Applications. Threatened Species.Connect math to environmental science.Vilified by folklore and popular culture, there probably is no mammal in the world as misunderstood as the gray wolf. As a keystone species it is vital to maintaining a healthy ecosystem. It has largely been exterminated in the United States although recent conservation actions have seen a reintroduction of the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park. Students will study habitat
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5th - 8th
Estimating Crowd and Population Size using Jacob's Method
This investigation delves into estimating the size of a large population of objects by taking a sample and applying some basic mathematics. It encourages sharing of data, refining methods of collection of the data and discussion about the accuracy and limitations of the method used.Jacob's Method of counting large numbers of objects is simple. Draw a grid dividing the area covered into equal size squares. Estimate (by counting) the population of one grid then multiply this by the number of squar
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Silence the Violence -- International Data Analysis - 21st Century Math Project
Silence the Violence intends to take a closer look at gun violence throughout the world. Is there a correlation between gun ownership and gun violence? While this is on the news, and people argue back and forth, unfortunately there are not a lot of statistics cited.I built this project through the use of correlations of authentic international data. I have included content for either middle school (plotting and calculating) or high school (calculating correlation with summations). The results ar
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6th - 12th
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Collecting & Analyzing Data Project | Line of Best Fit | Correlation Coefficient
Give your students some practical, real-world experience with this data-analyzing project. Things to know: 1. Prior to completing this project, students must be somewhat familiar with scatter plots, lines of best fit, correlation coefficients, and data displays. 2. This project will require collecting data via surveys. 3. Great group projects. 4. Allows for students to be creative and look for correlations between things they are interested in.
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8th - 10th
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Data Collection Survey Project: Grade 7
Students will complete a quantitative data survey of 20 students in the school. They will collect quantitative data and interpret and make conclusions from the data. Part 1 Data CollectionPart 2 Data Analysis Part 3 Data Conclusions & ObservationsPart 4 Reflection
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7th
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Crime Rate Analysis Assignment
A web based assignment to allow students to calculate the crime rates of various U.S. cities.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Math- Baseball: A Game of Numbers
In this Exploration, students will examine the statistics of four baseball players. The focus is to understand how the data is calculated. This classic American sport has always used math to keep track of everything that happens in the game. This math Exploration includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering s
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3rd - 8th
College Interest Form (College Research Unit 1st Lesson)
This is an excellent Introduction to college research. If your school is college focused or you just need a interested based activity to get the students engaged, this is an intriguing assignment that gets kids curious about different colleges and their stats. Did you know that the federal government compiles all the FAFSA data? It keeps track of how much money each person who filled out a FAFSA makes over the long term (10 years+). There is a wealth of data on every college that has ever accept
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6th - 12th
Survey with Categorical Data
Students will create a 2 question survey for the class to see if there is any correlation. They will create a 2-way frequency table and a 2-way relative frequency table. Then they will analyze the data. It's a fun way to get students moving around and doing math!
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8th
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Ratios with M&M's Project
This is a quick assessment to help students figure out the ratios of M&M's in a bag. You provide the candy and I provide the worksheet. Students will be requested to open the bag, count all candies and than follow the directions marking ratios for each listed color.
Statistics Debate Project
This is a final projects for students to do to end the statistic unit. It allows them to explore real life graphs and use them to build on their side of the argument. Students learn public speaking skills, powerpoint making skills, research skills, and how to read real like graphs.
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6th - 8th
GRIZZLY BEAR MATH PROJECT
Grizzly Bear. Percent Applications. Math Project. Wildlife. Threatened Species. Connect math to environmental science. Kids love this project!Build awareness with your students around habitat loss for the majestic grizzly while using estimation and percent to calculate population numbers and habitat loss.Students will love learning about this amazing animal while using statistics in a meaningful way.The data for the grizzly populations for Canada and the United States is current and includes
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5th - 8th
Stock Market Challenge Information Sheet
This document provides students a place to record the information they have gathered from their Stock Market research. It includes a place for students to record their stocks' 52-week high and low, dividends paid, does the company produce goods or provide services, as well as the reasoning as to why your student chose to purchase that particular stock. There are enough recording sheets for 5 stocks. This is a great way to teach students how to record and organize information for later use. If
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4th - 7th
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