Activity Type: 

Mini-Lesson

Types of Instruction: 

• Data Interpretation, Data Practice, Graph Work

Grades: 

• 6, 7, 8, 9+

Subjects: 

• Earth Science

Topics: 

• Analyzing and interpreting data, Constructing explanations, Earth's Surface Systems, Earth's Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts: 

• Time series

Skills: 

• information gathering and interpreting, interpreting data, Time series

Graph Types: 

• Line graph, Time series

Standards: 

Practice 4

Analyzing and interpreting data

Practice 6

Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Practice 7

Engaging in argument from evidence

Crosscutting 5

Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation

6.SP-1

Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.

6.SP-2

Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.