Creating and Interpreting Histograms

Students will create, compare, and interpret histograms. They will also discuss factors that might explain the shapes of data distributions.

Does the Percentage of People Who Walk to Work in Cities Vary?

Students will create box plots to make inferences about the percentages of people who walk to work in cities of different population.

Examining Changes to the Environment Through Pictures and Data

Students will examine how human actions and population changes can affect the environment.

Exploring Sampling Variability

Students will explore the sampling variability in sample percentages of states and the District of Columbia.

Frequency Distributions

Students will compare and contrast the frequencies of Hispanic or Latino population percentages for 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Getting To Know Your Neighbor

To introduce demographic characteristics to students, teachers will help them create a population pyramid.

Interpreting Box Plots - Data On Sporting Goods By State

Students will review County Business Patterns data on the number of sporting goods stores in the U.S. that sold items such as bicycles and camping equipment.

Interpreting Dot and Box Plots

Students will create frequency tables, dot plots, and box plots using census data.

Numbers That Tell a Story

Students will use State Facts for Students to explore data about their state and voice their opinions on how the population has changed over time.

The Impact of the Louisiana Purchase

Students will examine population density maps of the United States during the 1800s.

Understanding Distributions of Data - Pet Food Manufacturing

Students will analyze raw data and graphical representations about businesses in each U.S. state that manufacture dog and cat foods.

Voting Trends in America, 1964-2020

Students will analyze bar and line graphs showing the percentages of people who voted in elections between 1964 and 2020.

What is a Statistical Question?

Students will identify which questions about a data set are statistical questions and which are not.

Where Should I Live? Using U.S. Census Bureau Data to Make Decisions

Students will use the U.S. Census Bureau’s QuickFacts data access tool to examine information about three cities.