Analyzing & Interpreting Data
(1) Matching Stories to Graphs
Task: Graphs are a way of telling stories. Open the Matching Stories to Graphs form and match the graphs with the appropriate stories.
(2) Creating graphs from stories
Task: Draw graphs of each of the following stories. Analyze the story, select the appropriate x-axis (independent variable) and y-axis (dependent variable), and plot a rough graph on the corresponding slide.
(1) Dribbling a basketball.
(2) Traveling up the lift hill and down the first drop of a roller coaster.
(3) Money is placed in the bank at a constant rate of interest.
(4) A thermostatically controlled air conditioner is turned on in a warm room.
(5) The movement of bridesmaids in a wedding march.
(6) The height of grass of a well-maintained lawn during growing season.
(7) The radioactive decay of the unstable isotope, uranium-238.
(8) A trumpet player practicing his or her scales from middle C to high C and back twice.
(9) The speed of an orbiting spacecraft.
(10) The population growth of mice introduced to a very small island. The population is ultimately limited by the food supply.
(3) Create a Graph from Data Points - The Keeling Curve
In 1958 C. David Keeling of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography started recording the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His work was later adopted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which continuously plots carbon dioxide data year-around.
Task: Create the Keeling Curve of atmospheric carbon dioxide as a function of time from this data: Carbon Dioxide Data.
(4) Graphing Stories with Desmos
Desmos is an advanced graphing calculator that can be used to represent real world phenomena.
Video - Desmos - Creating Sketching Activity [1:26]
Video - Desmos - Creating Card Sorting Activities [5:35]
Video - Desmos - Creating a Sorting Activity [1:48]
Video - Desmos - Graphing Calculator [1:48]
Task: Complete Graphing Stories (Graph phenomena using Desmos)
(5) Scatter & Line Graphs
Video - Scatter plot [6:49]
Task: Recreate and modify all graphs: Surface Area to Volume Ratio; Various Graphs
(6) Column & Bar Charts
Video - Column & Bar Graphs [1:51]
Video - Annotating Graphs [3:58]
Task: Recreate and modify all graphs - Column & Bar Charts
(7) Pie & Area Charts
Recreate and modify all graphs
Video - Pie Charts [2:07]
Video - Area Plots [2:39]
Video - Annotating Data Points [3:58]
Task: Recreate and modify all graphs - Pie & Areas Charts
(8) Combination Plots
Video - Climographs (Combination Plots) [ 4:47]
Video - Climographs, Combination Charts [ 32:42]
Task: Recreate and modify all graphs - Climographs
Slides - Climograph slides
Drawings - climograph drawings
(9) Statistics
Video - Max, Min, Ave, Median, Average, % [6:02]
Video - Line of Best Fit [3:41]
Task: Recreate and modify all graphs - Statistics
Task: Complete the Gizmos - simulations with statistics [7LJPX8]. Manipulate the variables and answer the questions.
(10) Collaborative Investigations
Input your height in cm
Input your foot length in cm. You can determine your foot length by entering your size and converting to cm using Wolfram Alpha.
Task: Graph height vs. foot length
(11) Graphing Problems
Task: Review Spurious correlations. Determine the problem with each graph and correct it.- Graphing Problems