Literacy.RI.8.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Common Core State English Language Arts Standards

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Mini Lesson 2 (PRAC) Earthquakes

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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) Tide Heights

Details

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) Belfast Temperatures

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Belfast Temperatures

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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) House Insulation and Temperature

Details

Use the graph choice chart and make a graph comparing temperature measurements from inside and outside an old Maine house.

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Energy, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot, Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups: House Insulation and Temperature data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Maine Lake Fish

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science

Topics:

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups: Maine lake fish data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Midges

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Box plot, Dot plot, Frequency plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups with midge data

Mini Lesson 3 (PRAC) Reaction Time

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Life Science

Topics:

Demographics

Statistical Concepts:

Group comparison, Variability

Skills:

Comparing groups

Graph Types:

Dot plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice comparing groups: Reaction Time 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) Glass Eels

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8, 9+

Subjects:

Life Science

Topics:

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation, Variability

Skills:

Correlations

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating with Glass Eel data

Mini Lesson 4 (PRAC) House Insulation and Temperature

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Energy

Statistical Concepts:

Correlation, Variability

Skills:

Correlations

Graph Types:

Scatter plot

Data Activity File for:

Practice correlating: House Insulation and Temperature data

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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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) Gas Prices

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Social Science

Topics:

Economics, Energy

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series with Gas Price data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) House Insulation and Temperature

Details

Types of Instruction:

Data Practice

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Subjects:

Physical Science, Social Science

Topics:

Energy, Weather and Climate

Statistical Concepts:

Time series

Skills:

Time series

Graph Types:

Line graph, Time series

Data Activity File for:

Practice time series: House Insulation and Temperature data

Mini Lesson 5 (PRAC) Moon Phase

Details

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

Details

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