Best Practices for Math
On this page, you will find lessons appropriate for secondary mathematics in both a traditional and virtual format.
- Six statistics lessons
This set of six lessons covers Statistics and Probability (SP) standards for multiple grade levels, ranging from Sixth Grade to Coordinate Algebra. All lessons include a traditional lesson, a virtual lesson, and practice exercises. The answer keys are found at the end of each traditional lesson. Lesson 4 has two practice exercises and a link to a spreadsheet of data. Each virtual lesson includes a Quizlet vocabulary review flashcard set and a Kahoot! Review game. We hope you will find these lessons beneficial to you and to your students.
Lesson 1: Prepare for Statistics
Traditional
This 6th grade lesson covers MGSE6.SP.1, 2, and 3.
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Lesson 1: Prepare for Statistics
Virtual
This 6th grade lesson covers MGSE6.SP.1, 2, and 3.
This lesson features embedded quizzes and games to help engage students in the lesson.
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Lesson 1: Prepare for Statistics Student Exercise
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Lesson 2: Using Data
Traditional
This 6th grade lesson covers MGSE6.SP.2, 3, and 5.
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Lesson 2: Using Data
Virtual
This 6th grade virtual lesson incorporates a data project students can participate in at home as well as online vocabulary cards and a review game.
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Lesson 2: Using Data
Student Exercise
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Lesson 3: Graphing the Data
Traditional
This 6th grade lesson focuses on MGSE6.SP.2, 4, and 5.
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Lesson 3: Graphing the Data
Virtual
This 6th grade virtual lesson incorporates excellent online graphing tools (histogram and box-and-whiskers) and a data project students can participate in at home.
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Lesson 3: Graphing the Data
Student Exercise
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Lesson 4: Comparative Inferences and Sampling Traditional
This 7th grade lesson focuses on MGSE7.SP.1, 2, 3, and 4.
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Lesson 4: Comparative Inferences and Sampling
Virtual
This 7th grade virtual lesson features a sampling exercise that students can do at home.
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Lesson 4: Comparative Inferences and Sampling SPREADSHEET
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Lesson 4: Comparative Inferences and Sampling
Student Exercise I
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Lesson 4: Comparative Inferences and Sampling
Student Exercise II
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Lesson 5: Probability and Symmetric Data Traditional
This lesson for both 7th and 9th grade focuses on MGSE7.SP.5, 7, and 8, and MGSE9-12.S.ID.1, 2, and 3.
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Lesson 5: Probability and Symmetric Data Virtual
This lesson features a virtual coin flip and dice rolling exercise that students can do at home.
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Lesson 5: Probability and Symmetric Data Student Exercise
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Lesson 6: Examining Asymmetric Data Traditional
This 9th Grade lesson covers MGSE9-12.S.ID.1, 2, and 3.
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Lesson 6: Examining Asymmetric Data Virtual
This lesson features a virtual kahoot to help students spot the differences between symmetric, skewed left, and skewed right distributions.
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Lesson 6: Examining Asymmetric Data Student Exercise
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