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Statistics & Data Analysis
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These problems require students to analyze data and draw conclusions.
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Interactive resources from our Math Tools project:
Math 4: Data Analysis
NCTM Standards:
Data Analysis and Probability Standard for Grades 3-5
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Birthday Pictures
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Join Ms. Juncos's fourth-grade team in a comparison of seasons of birthdays.
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Cicada Circus
- Kristina Lasher and special thanks to John Cooley
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use the table of information about periodical cicadas to figure out when
the next time is that there will be three years in a row without an
emergence.
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Circles Around
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use this exploration problem to discover the relation between circumference and diameter.
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Driving Decisions
- Kristina Lasher
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Help the Downings decide which car rental is the best option for their trip to Denver.
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How Safe Is Your Bike?
- Chief Brian Craig and Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Compare the bicycle theft rates in three different cities.
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It's Summer in Melbourne
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many hours of sunlight does Melbourne, Australia, have on its
longest day of the year?
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Mean Jellybeans
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Take a look at averages with Mr. Cal Q. Later and his class.
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More Balloons
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 5. Here's a more difficult problem based on our balloon color preferences.
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More Recess
- Kristina Lasher
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Camilla checks out a kickball while Patrick brings his handball. How
much more recess does Patrick save?
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Penny Dates
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Discover which date can change a collection's mean average date by one
year.
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Pumpkin Pride
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Find the mean average diameter of jack-o'-lanterns lined up on planks
and also the number
of miles the planks would cover if laid end to end.
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So Many Salmon
- Allison Armstrong
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Armida helps researchers by tagging salmon at the Big Eagle hatchery.
Do her co-workers work faster or slower than she does?
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Sprinkler Spray
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Compare the radii of three sprinklers in Lily's garden.
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The Math of the Irish
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use the mean age of the group to find Uncle Paddy's age.
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Video Viewing
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Just how much television will Frank and Lisa watch?
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