Suzanne's Mathematics Lessons
 Data Analysis & Probability
aligned to the NCTM Standards - Data Analysis & Probability: Grades 6-8
- Graphs to Go
- In this activity from Frisbie Middle School's Multicultural Math Fair students work a sports-related statistics problem.
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Question: Is the ratio of our arm span to our height really equal to 1? Students gather data to determine whether they can agree with Leonardo's statement.
- Probability
- Links to letters from the Ask Dr. Math archives providing information on probability. Students are encourage to follow the Cornell Note-taking method.
- Spreadsheet
- Step-by-step directions for using ClarisWorks spreadsheets, helpful in learning how to make bar graphs, pie charts, pictograms for displaying data.
How to Make a Bar Graph
How to Make a Pie Chart
How to Make a Pictogram
- Statistics
- Links to letters from the Ask Dr. Math archives providing information on statistics. Students are encourage to follow the Cornell Note-taking method.
- Three School Survey Project
- A display of the results of a data gathering project involving Frisbie Middle School in California, Highland Middle School in Illinois and Lakeview Middle School in South Carolina.
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