Statistics and Probability:
Charts and Graphs

The Antigravity Machine

Ask students what they think an "antigravity machine" would do ("something that helps you work against gravity"). Tell them that you are going to show them an antigravity machine for the day’s activity.

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The Best Throw

At what angle should you throw a ball for it to travel the greatest distance?

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Candy Graphs

Figuring out how many pieces of candy are in a large jar calls for some tasty data collection and analysis.

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Digital Statistics

Measuring their own hands gives students an opportunity to flex their knowledge of statistics.

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Heads or Tails

A probability experiment that demonstrates what it really means to say that a tossed coin will come up heads one-half of the time.

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Hot Dog!

Gus keeps track of how many hot dogs he sells each. Here is the information Gus has collected in the last two weeks.

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My Favorite Pie

Eddie’s friend Leon owns a restaurant. Leon wants to add pie to his lunch and dinner menus, so he asked some of his customers to tell him their favorite kind of pie.

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