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Students learn what bar graphs are used for, how to interpret the data presented, and how to organize their own data using bar graphs.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Primary Subjects: Statistics

Related Topics: bar graph, categorical, data, height, scale, statistics

Introduces students to probability simulation, allowing them to explore computer modeling while learning about probability.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Modeling, Probability

Related Topics: agent modeling, chaos, data, decimals, events, experimental probability, fractions, mean, outcomes, percents, probability, probability simulation, simulation, theoretical probability, variance

Students learn basic ideas about graphing points on the coordinate plane.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Algebra, Geometry

Related Topics: algebra, axis, cartesian coordinate, coordinate, coordinate plane, coordinate system, graph, linear functions, lines, negative number, number line, pattern, planes, positive number, quadrant, slope

This lesson allows students to learn what bar graphs are used for, how to interpret the data presented, and how to organize their own data using bar graphs.

Audiences: Grades 3-5

Primary Subjects: Statistics

Related Topics: bar graph, categorical, circles, counting, data, squares, statistics, triangle

Introduces students to simple probability concepts.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Probability

Related Topics: combinatorics, comparing, counting, events, experimental probability, fractions, geometric probability, intersection, outcomes, percents, probability, probability simulation, random number, sets, statistics, theoretical probability, trials, union, venn diagram

Introduces statistical measures of center.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Statistics

Related Topics: arithmetic, histogram, mean, measures of central tendency, median, mode, range, sets, statistics, sum

Demonstrates the connections between formulas, graphs and words.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Algebra, Modeling, Statistics

Related Topics: acceleration, algebra, cartesian coordinate, concave, constant, coordinate, coordinate plane, coordinate system, distance, functions, graph, intervals, linear equations, linear functions, lines, parabola, slope, time, velocity

Enter data to create a bar graph, then change many settings for the graph's appearance.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Graphs, Statistics

Related Topics: bar graph, data plot, histogram, statistics

Enter your own data categories and the value of each category to create a pie chart. There are also built in data sets which can be viewed.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Fractions, Graphs, Statistics

Related Topics: angles, area, circle graph, circles, data plot, fractions, percentages, pie chart, proportion, statistics

Enter data and view the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of the data set. Parameters: Number of observations, range for observations, which statistics to view, identifiers for the data.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Statistics

Related Topics: decimals, deviations, mean, measures of central tendency, median, mode, range, simulation, standard deviation, statistics, variance

Change the standard deviation of an automatically generated normal distribution to create a new histogram. Observe how well the histogram fits the curve, and how areas under the curve correspond to the number of trials. Parameters: standard deviation, number of trials, class intervals.

Audiences: Grades 9-12, Undergraduate

Primary Subjects: Graphs, Statistics

Related Topics: bell curve, continuous distribution, exponential, histogram, infinity, mean, measures of central tendency, normal distribution, probability simulation, standard deviation, statistics, trials