Unit 12 Associations in Data
Accelerated Lesson
( Note, some activities are marked "OPTIONAL" in the student workbook to meet the accelerated pace.)
Standards
Learning Targets
Additional Resources
1
Addressing:
NC.8.SP.1
Building Toward:
NC.8.SP.1
Building On:
NC.6.SP.4
I can organize data to see patterns more clearly.
I can draw a scatter plot to show data that has two paired variables.
Organizing Data
Khan Academy Practice
Making Appropriate Scatter Plots
Plotting Data
Digital Manipulative
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
IXL Math
Video Lesson Summary: Using Scatter Plots to Visualize Data From Illustrative Mathematics
2
Addressing:
NC.8.SP.1
NC.8.SP.2
Building On:
NC.5.G.1
I can describe the meaning of a point in a scatter plot in context.
I can use a model to predict values for data.
I can pick out outliers on a scatter plot.
What a Point in a Scatter Plot Means
Digital Manipulative
3.2: Weight and Fuel Efficiency
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
IXL Math
Fitting a Line to Data
Digital Manipulative
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
Estimating Equations of Lines of Best Fit and Using them to Make Predictions
NCTM Activity Line of Best Fit Activity
Video Lesson Summary: Using Scatter Plots to Visualize Data From Illustrative Mathematics
Video Lesson Summary: Using Lines to Model Data From Illustrative Mathematics
Addressing:
NC.8.SP.1
NC.8.SP.2
NC.8.SP.3
Building Toward:
NC.8.SP.3
Building On:
NC.8.F.4
I can say whether data in a scatter plot has a positive or negative association (or neither).
I can draw a line to fit the data in a scatter plot.
I can use the slope of a line fit to data in a scatter plot to say how the variables are connected in real-world situations.
Describing Trends in Scatter Plots
Digital Manipulative
Digital Manipulative
Khan Academy Practice
Eyeballing the Line of Best Fit
IXL Math
Make Predictions with Scatter Plots
The Slope of a Fitted Line
Khan Academy Videos
Khan Academy Practice
Estimating Slope of Line of Best Fit
IXL Math
Scatter Plots: Line of Best Fit
Video Lesson Summary: Using Lines to Model Data From Illustrative Mathematics
4
I can pick out clusters in data from a scatter plot.
I can use a scatter plot to decide if two variables have a linear association.
I can analyze a set of data to determine associations between two variables.
Observing More Patterns in Scatter Plots
Khan Academy Practice
Positive and Negative Linear Associations from Scatter Plots
Describing Trends in Scatter Plots
Example of Direction in Scatter Plots
Analyzing Bivariate Data
Digital Manipulative
Video Lesson Summary: Using Lines to Model Data From Illustrative Mathematics
5
I can identify the same data represented in a bar graph, a segmented bar graph, and a two-way table.
I can use a two-way frequency table or relative frequency table to find associations among variables.
I can create relative frequency tables, bar graphs, and segmented bar graphs from frequency tables to find associations among variables.
Looking for Associations
Khan Academy Videos
Two-Way Frequency Tables and Venn Diagrams
Two-Way Relative Frequency Tables
Khan Academy Practice
Analyze Two-Way Relative Frequency Tables
Using Data Displays to Find Associations
Create Two-Way Frequency Tables
Video Lesson Summary: Associations in Categorical Data From Illustrative Mathematics