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Collecting, representing, and interpreting data using spreadsheets and graphing software: Collecting and examining weather data: Spreadsheets and graphing software are tools for organizing, representing, and comparing data. This activity illustrates how weather data can be collected and examined using these tools. In the first part, Collecting and Examining Weather Data, students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Computer/Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing averages: Students create a box and whisker plot and compare the mean, median, and mode of a set of data. This lesson uses the Representation Process Standard. The activities in this lesson use student names to teach data collection and probability skills. Students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing categorical and numerical data: Students will compare and contrast categorical and numerical data, based upon their work in previous lessons. Illuminations provides detailed instructions necessary for completing this lesson. After the teacher has assessed students’ prior knowledge,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing columns on a bar graph: In this lesson, the sixth of a seven-lesson unit from Illuminations, students apply what they know about comparison subtraction by constructing bar graphs and using the graphs to answer questions. They then play a subtraction game. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing counties: Students use the data from previous lessons to find the range, median, and mode of the populations and compare their data with their partner's data. Students will: Compare numbers by ordering data from greatest to least. Find... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Comparing properties of the mean and the median through the use of technology: Using interactive software, students can compare and contrast properties of measures of central tendency, specifically the influence of changes in data values on the mean and median. As students change the data values, the interactive figure immediately... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Creating pictographs: Students create pictographs and answer questions about the data set. Illuminations provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson. Students will: Create pictographs. Answer questions about the data set from the representations.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Dealing with data in the elementary school: This project-based unit on statistics furnishes a vehicle for problem solving through real-world data collection and analysis. Students use the mean, mode and median to analyze their data and use graphs to represent their findings. Illuminations provides... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Describing data: Students create glyphs, which are versatile data representation tools, based on the characteristics of their names. They also enter data into a spreadsheet and sort it in several ways. Reasoning and communication are the Process Standards emphasized in... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

EHP Science Education: Environmental Science lesson plans and corresponding professional articles are provided free of charge for high school teachers to use in their classrooms. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Institute of Environmental Health

Every beat of your heart: This lesson emphasizes the connections between science and mathematics by using a performance, or authentic, assessment format. Students explore applications involving their own heart. This activity involves taking a pulse, collecting and interpreting data,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Every breath you take: Using the number of breaths taken during a specified time period as the context for this exploration, students estimate, experiment, and display real-life data. Illuminations provides detailed instructions and an activity sheet necessary for completing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Exploring our county: Students access and investigate data using the internet and take part in a scavenger hunt as they gather and analyze U.S. Census data. After engaging students in a discussion about the U.S. Census, the teacher demonstrates how to use the internet to find... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Eye to eye: In this Illuminations lesson, students learn to pose mathematical questions about themselves and their surroundings through class and small group discussion. They gather data about eye color from their classmates and another group of students within their... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

The eyes have it: In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” students collect data about the eye color of class members. They create bar graphs with several classifications of data. They pose and answer questions about the... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Favorite pizza toppings: In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Pizza,” students participate in an activity in which they focus on gathering and interpreting data about pizza. Students make a bar graph to display information about their favorite... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

First names first: Students create bar graphs and find the range and mode of a set of data. They explore the relationship of vowels to consonants in their names. Illuminations provides activity sheets, a link to the bar graphing tool, and detailed instructions for completing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Food court: Looking back and moving forward: In this lesson, students conduct and present the results of surveys in several ways. The process standards Communication and Representation are fundamental to this lesson. Illuminations provides several activity sheets and detailed instructions for completing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Freckle face: This lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” initiates the development of skills in collecting and recording data. Students collect data about a partner's face and tally the data from the whole class. They learn... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Graphing trash material: In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they investigate the data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment. Students then work to create an action plan for recycling. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

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