Data Facets: Time Series

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Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Bald Eagles

Use this lesson to have your students practice interpreting a line graph and making a claim about change over time. The graph shows the trend in the Bald Eagle population in Maine between 1990 and 2007, when this well-known bird was removed from the protection of the US Endangered Species Act.

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) House Insulation and Temperature

How does the temperature inside an old Maine house change through time?

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature

How do air and water temperatures in Penobscot Bay change over time? Can you relate the information presented in this lesson to what you learned in mini lesson 4 using the same dataset?

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Gas Prices

Use this lesson to practice using the gas prices datafile.

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Earthquakes

Use this lesson to practice using the earthquakes datafile.

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Moon Phase

How long is one complete phase of the moon? Can you tell from the line graph in this mini lesson?

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Tide Speed

How does tide height change over the course of a day? Use this mini lesson to practice reading a line graph and interpret the data from a time series.

Gas Prices in the US and Europe Data

How does the price of gas at the pump compare between the U.S. and European countries?

Choosing the Right Graph

How do you know which type of graph to use? If you need a frequency plot, do you use a dot plot, a histogram, a box plot?? When is it okay to connect the dots--do we need a scatterplot or a line graph? So many decisions! More...

The materials provided here include a Flow Chart and a Graph Table that will show you how to decide what kind of graph is needed to illustrate the data or question you are exploring.  Also included is a file containing one-page examples of small data sets with sample questions.  

Time Series 101

This short PowerPoint slideshow is a good orientation to Time Series data. What is it? How is it different from correlation data? Plus it has links to two helpful websites.