Literacy.RST.6-8.7

Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

Common Core State English Language Arts Standards

Materials related to this Standard

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Anatomy of a box plot

Anatomy of a box plot

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Slide presentation explaining the anatomy of a box and whisker plot, how to use them to compare two groups, and useful vocabulary.

Grades:

6, 7, 8, 9+

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups, Describing variability, graphing data

Graph Types:

Box plot, Frequency plot

Teacher Instructional or Primer for:

Data Presentation

Data Literacy Instructional for:

Practice correlating with precipitation data

Practice comparing groups with Belfast temperature data

Practice comparing groups with Cell Phone data

Practice comparing groups: Chromosome Number data

Practice comparing groups with Gas Price data

Practice comparing groups with high tide data

Practice comparing groups: House Insulation and Temperature data

Practice comparing groups: Maine lake fish data

Practice comparing groups with midge data

Practice comparing groups: Reaction Time data

Practice comparing groups with AM and PM tide height data

Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) Acadia and Greenville Precipitation

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Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) Acadia and Greenville Precipitation

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice asking questions with precipitation data

Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) Balloon Ascent

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation, Statistical questions, Variability

Graph Types:

Frequency plot, Line graph, Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice asking questions with balloon ascent data

Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) New England Gas Prices

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Energy

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions, Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph

Data Activity File for:

Practice asking questions with Gas Price data

Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) Solar Panel

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Physical Science

Topics:

Energy

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice asking questions: Solar Panel data

Mini Lesson 1 (PRAC) Tide Tables

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions

Data Activity File for:

Practice asking questions with Tide Table data

Mini Lesson 2 (PRAC) Earthquakes

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Interior Systems

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions, Variability

Skills:

Describing variability

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice describing variability with earthquake data

Mini Lesson 2 (PRAC) Hurricane Duration

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions, Variability

Skills:

Describing variability

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice describing variability with hurricane duration data

Mini Lesson 2 (PRAC) Hurricane Wind Speeds

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Statistical questions, Variability

Skills:

Describing variability

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice describing variability with hurricane wind speeds data

Mini Lesson 2 (PRAC) Tide Heights

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems

Statistical Concepts:

Variability

Skills:

Describing variability

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice describing variability with tide height data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Acadia and Greenville Precipitation

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Interpret frequency plots to compare the monthly rainfall in Greenville and at Acadia.

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Earth's Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot, Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating with precipitation data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Belfast Temperatures

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Belfast Temperatures

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups, Describing variability

Graph Types:

Box plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with Belfast temperature data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Cell Phones

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Compare cell phone use in North America, Europe and Africa using box plots.

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Demographics, Economics

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with Cell Phone data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Gas Prices

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Economics, Energy

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with Gas Price data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) High Tides

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Use this mini lesson with your students to practice interpreting and describing box plots.

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science, Physical Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Energy and Matter in Systems, Waves

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with high tide data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Tide Heights AM and PM

Details

Interpret variability among box plots of tide height to determine if the tide is higher in the morning or the evening.

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science, Physical Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Waves

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with AM and PM tide height data

Mini Lesson 4 (PRAC) Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation, Variability

Skills:

Correlations

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating: Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature data

Mini Lesson 4 (PRAC) Tide Extremes

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Systems, Waves

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation

Skills:

Correlations

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating with Tide Extreme data

Mini Lesson 4 (PRAC) US Milk Production

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science, Social Science

Topics:

Economics

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation

Skills:

Correlations

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating with US milk production data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Bald Eagles

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science

Topics:

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph, Time series

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series with Bald Eagle data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Earthquakes

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Interior Systems

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series with earthquake data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Moon Phase

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Systems, Space Systems, Waves

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph, Time series

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series with Moon Phase data

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

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Energy, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series: Pen Bay Buoy Air-Water Temperature data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Tide Speed

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Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Earth Science

Topics:

Earth's Surface Systems, Waves

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph, Time series

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series with tide speed data