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Box Plot	Box-and-whisker plots (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Box plots are used to summarize data graphically. To construct a box plot, first find the minimum data value, the lower quartile, the median, the upper quartile, and the maximum data value. These five... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Bar Graph	Bar graphs (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Comparing Properties of the Me...	Mean, median & mode (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
The user can explore how changing one (or more) of the data points affects the mean and the median of the data set with this interactive tool. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
A Better Fire!	Data analysis (Math 7)+	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
See the chaos theory played out in forest fire simulations. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Graph of the US Income Distrib...	Line graphs (Math 7)+	JavaScript	Tool	[2]
Interact with a graph displaying family income across the population using a football field as the context. The height of the curve at any point is the height of a stack of $100 bills equaling that in... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Next Billion	Data analysis (Math 7)	Computer	Lesson Plan	[1]
In 1999 the world population passed the 6 billion mark. In this lesson, students predict when it will reach 7 billion. To do so, they use an on-line counter (from the PBS site, "Six Billion and Bey... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Histogram	Histograms, freq. dist (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Histograms are used to summarize data graphically. A histogram divides the range of values in a data set into intervals. Over each interval is placed a block or rectangle whose area represents the per... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Circle Grapher	Circle graphs (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This tool allows users to create a customized circle graph as well as display pre-set circle graphs. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Random Drawing Tool	Histograms, freq. dist (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This tool allows users to explore the relationship between theoretical and experimental probabilities. A "box model" is a statistical device that can be used to simulate standard probability experimen... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
WinPlot	Data analysis (Math 7)	Computer	Story	[1]
Middle school teacher, Jeff LeMieux, writes about how he uses the Windows program by Richard Parris, WinPlot, with his students. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Mean and Median	Histograms, freq. dist (Math 7)+	Flash	Tool	[1]
This flash allows the student to load and modify six existing datasets. The flash calculates the mean, median, and quartiles, and plots a histogram. Students are encouraged to examine the effects of... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Bar Grapher	Bar graphs (Math 7)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This tool allows the user to create a customized bar graph as well as display pre-set bar graphs. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tree Diagrams and Probability	Data analysis (Math 7)	Java Applet	Lesson Plan	[1]
Introduces the concept of tree diagrams as a way to compute probability of a multi-step event. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fish Farm, Part II Problem	Data collection (Math 7)	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
This problem allows students to investigate different data collection methods. Students realize that they get different data depending on whether they have a small sample size, but a large number of t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Data Collection Activities for...	Data analysis (Math 7)	TI-73 Explorer	Activity	[0]
These mathematics and science-based investigations using the TI-73 with Graph Explorer Software allow students to display and analyze data that they collect. The activities focus on the integration of... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Guess My Coefficients	Data analysis (Math 7)	TI-83/TI-84	Activity	[0]
Step-by-step directions on how to use the Guess My Coefficients App to simulate tossing coins, gather data, and graph the data. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Rolling a Pair of Dice	Bar graphs (Math 7)	Computer	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this lesson, students use Logo for a computer simulation for rolling dice to speed up the work such that they can "roll dice" more times, keeping track of the outcomes. It is not intended to be an ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
A Graphical Analysis of M&M�s ...	Bar graphs (Math 7)+	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
Students will create bar graphs and pie graphs, use these graphs and the statistical calculations done in a previous activity to compare individual data with class data and discuss the effect of sampl... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Analyzing Smoking and Lung Can...	Scatter plots (Math 7)	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
This activity uses a data set from an actual study to explore the relationship between smoking and deaths from lung cancer. Students will use real world data to explore an important issue in our socie... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Analyzing Birth Rates	Data analysis (Math 7)+	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
The data in this activity include the number of live births per 1,000 23-year-old women in the United States between 1917 and 1975. Students create a scatterplot and historically analyze the trends i... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Exploring Sunspots	Scatter plots (Math 7)	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this activity, students will analyze historical sunspot data and discuss the cyclic pattern in the data. Students will analyze scientific data demonstrating a periodic cycle, interpret a graph of t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Sunspots and Geomagnetic Distu...	Data analysis (Math 7)	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this activity, students will analyze two sets of scientific data and discuss possible relationships between them. Students will compare two data sets demonstrating periodic cycles, compare the cycl... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Rational Number Relationships	Circle graphs (Math 7)	Excel	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this activity, students use an interactive spreadsheet template to explore relationships and patterns in rational numbers. The students will also learn how to create the template. Students will exp... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Interpreting Data of Alcohol-R...	Data analysis (Math 7)	Fathom	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this activity students are given data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the number of alcohol-related accidents in Washington DC and are asked to graph, interpret, and a... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Correlation Between Shoe S...	Data analysis (Math 7)	Fathom	Lesson Plan	[0]
In this lesson, students will fit the line through the data, show and define the residuals on the graph, find the least-squares regression line make a prediction based on the model, and discuss the ap... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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