Interpret and translate data into a table, graph, or diagram SPI 0807.Inq.3

Links verified on 9/21/2014

1. Bar Graph - Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values
2. Charts, Tables, and Graphs: Data Interpretation - some things to remember when doing problems based on data interpretation
3. Circle Graph - Enter data categories and the value of each category to create a circle graph (similar to "Pie Chart" but the user can define the data set)
4. Collecting and Analyzing Data - multiple-choice quiz [5 questions]
5. Data Interpretation Games - Numerous activities on using and interpreting data - Activities include bar, pie and line graphs, data collecting and much more
6. Data Interpretation Practice Test - [25 questions] practice reading tables and a variety of charts; column, pie, and pictogram - answers at the end of the test
7. Data Picking - students collect data, enter tally marks or numbers and then select which graph is appropriate
8. Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car - students use tables, graphs, linear functions to solve a real-world problem
9. Graphing Skills - What's the point? find the point on Quadrant I of a coordinate plane
10. Heads I Win - predict the likelihood of tossing heads or tails and graphs the results of coin tosses
11. The Hot Tub - This is a fun activity where students tell the story behind a graph and relate slope to rate of change.
12. Interpreting Circle (Pie) Graphs - students practice by answering eight questions about the graph
13. Interpreting Column Graphs - students practice by answering ten questions about the graph
14. Interpreting Data - survey a small group by clicking on each of the children, turn the tally marks into two types of graphs and then go back and take a different survey - Interpreting Data Quiz - after you finish the lesson above, take this quiz
15. Interpreting Data - multiple-choice quiz from Gencoe math [5 questions]
16. Interpreting Line Graphs - explore line graphs.
17. Magic Bullets: Chemistry vs. Cancer - In this activity students will work with data about cancer deaths. The purpose of the activity is to give students some experience in reading and interpreting graphs. There is a worksheet associated with the data sets [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
18. Overview of a Bar Graph followed by a practice quiz
19. Overview of a Line Graph - how to make a line graph
20. Overview of a Stem-and-leaf plot followed by a practice quiz
21. Overview of a Circle Graph followed by a practice quiz
22. Pie Chart - Students view pie charts (parameters: number of sectors, size of sector as a percent)
23. Piece Of Pie - display data using a circle graph
24. Push Ups - collect data to put on a line graph
25. Reading Charts and Graphs - In this lesson you will: read bar graphs, pie charts, and grid charts, review percentages in pie charts, and compare types of information shown in different kinds of charts
26. Spy Guys Interactive - Understanding and Interpreting Graphs - Video Lesson
27. Stem and Leaf Plots
    • Lesson designed to introduce students to stem-and-leaf plots - this lesson plan includes a link to a worksheet to use with the lesson
    • Let the Games Begin - Olympic Trials in Data Analysis - [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
    • Long Distance Airplanes - a stem-and-leaf plot lesson from Iluminations (rated 3rd-5th grade, but quite useful) [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
    • Make a Stem-and-Leaf plot of the data you enter into the text area (ignore the warning about Internet Explorer, it works fine).
    • Organizing Data in a Stem and Leaf Plot - a lesson plan from Annenberg CPB
      1. Making a Stem and Leaf Plot - An excellent interactive assignment can be found at the bottom of this page.
      2. Ordering a Stem and Leaf Plot - An excellent interactive assignment can be found at the bottom of this page.
      3. Grouping by Fives - An excellent interactive assignment can be found at the bottom of this page.
    • Overview of Mean, Median, and Mode - presented in the format of a discussion between student and mentor
    • Overview of a Stem-and-leaf plot - lesson followed by a practice quiz
    • Overview of stem-and-leaf plot - a display that organizes data to show its shape and distribution [this expired page is also from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
    • Stem-and-Leaf Plots - Their Construction and Use - an overview followed by several suggested assignments
    • Stem and Leaf Plotter - an interactive applet that allow students to input data
    • Stem-and-Leaf plots - from Purple Math
    • Worksheet to accompany a "Stem-and-Leaf Plots" Lesson
28. Using Graphs to Understand Data - five question multiple-choice quiz from Glencoe math
29. What Percentage of your Class is Right or Left Handed? - a data collection and analysis class experiment

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