LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.

Objective 4.02

Conduct simple probability experiments; describe the results and make predictions.

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Clowning around
This activity strengthens the students' problem-solving skills (including elimination and collection of organized data) and their ability to draw conclusions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Creating, describing, and analyzing patterns to recognize relationships and make predictions
This three-part example from Illuminations highlights different aspects of students' understanding and use of patterns as they analyze relationships and make predictions, as discussed in the Algebra Standard. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Developing geometry understandings and spatial skills through puzzlelike problems with tangrams
This two-part tangram example demonstrates the potential for high-quality experiences provided by computer “shape” environments for students as they learn concepts described in the Geometry Standard. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Disappearing Water
Students compare and contrast observations of the amount of water in an open and closed container. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Grandma's Button Box
Students have opportunities to identify properties and to sort, classify, organize, and display data. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Hot and cold colors
This experiment engages students in an activity that will allow them to observe that hotter conditions can speed up changes in materials. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science and Mathematics)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Properties Everywhere
This lesson focuses students' attention on the attributes of objects and rules for sorting them while also building vocabulary for describing attributes and classifying objects. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Up on Top
Posing and answering questions using the graphs provided gives students an opportunity to apply their reasoning and communication skills. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Us and Them
Students collect data, generate bar graphs, and compare two data sets. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
What's the Weather?
Students discuss, describe, read, and write about the graphs and the information they contain. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics