Peanuts

Students should discover an interesting pattern when they measure and graph the lengths of peanuts.

Subject: Mathematics; Problem Solving
Topics:
- Statistics and Probability

- Make a Graph
Grades: 4 - 7
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can create a histogram
- Can represent numerical data in chart and graph form
- Knows what a "normal distribution" is

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