Data Collection & Math

Let's do more with promoting math skills across the curriculum. Join the Math Pentathalon. Check out math games and kits.

Involve students to doing their own data collection. Use online tools to organize the results.

Many great online tools are available for creating graphics.

• Create a Graph
• Alternatives
  • ChartGo
  • ChartTool
  • ChartTool from Google
  • Pie Creator

General Data Sets

• Polls and Surveys
  • Gallup Polls
• Government Resources
  • The American Presidency Project
  • CDC Public Health FastStats
  • FedStats
  • FedStats Kids - links to kid's pages
  • USA.gov - search government agencies such as ATV Safety
• Other Resources
  • Escrapbooking Data

Topical Data Sets

• Mapping Data Tools
  • BetterWorldFlux.
  • Data360.
  • DebateGraphic.
  • Gapminder.
  • Public Data Explorer.
  • Regional Explorer.
  • World Bank Data.
  • Worldmapper.
• Demographic Information
  • Canada Data Map (Activity: Where is everyone? (Math/SS 6-8)
  • State Data Map (Activity: State Data (Math/SS 3-5), A Swath of Red (Math/SS 6-8), Why is California Important? (Math/SS 6-8)
  • Area Vibes - search for a city and make comparisons.
  • City Data - information about the top 100 US cities
  • Factfinder from US Census Bureau
  • World's Best Countries from Newsweek
• EarthQuakes
  • Deadliest Earthquakes by Year
  • Earthquake Facts and Statistics
  • US Deaths from Earthquakes
  • Latest Earthquakes from USGS
• Energy
  • Energy Statistics
  • Gasoline Prices
  • Nonrenewable Sources - oil (petroleum), natural gas, coal, nuclear (uranium)
  • Renewable Sources - biomass, geothermal, hydopower, solar, wind
  • Energy Calculators
• Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Flu
  • How Healthy Are We?
• Hurricane Center
  • NOAA Hurricane Data
• Volcano Information
  • NOAA Volcano Data
• Water
  • Water Kids
  • Water Use
  • Water Questionnaires - compare your results to other states
• Weather Information
  • AirNow Air Quality
    • Learn about the Air Quality Index. Use the National Air Quality Summary to make comparisons between different locations.
  • Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters. What weather disasters are the most expensive? Why?
  • Gobal Measued Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation
  • State of the Climate from NOAA
  • Storm Events from NOAA
  • Tornado from NOAA
  • U.S. Climate Extremes from NOAA
  • Wildfires from NOAA
• Social Issues
  • Adoption - Trends Graph, July 2010
• Transportation
  • Airline Fares Chart
  • Baggage Fees (Students need to find the costs for bags at the airline websites)
  • Causes of Flight Delays

Poll and survey tools allow participants to share their thoughts and data. Google Forms is a great tool for teachers to collect and organize information from students.

• Surveymonkey. Easy to use and share.
• Alternatives
  • Answergarden. Sign-in optional. Try one at http://answergarden.ch/view/13437
  • Flisti. No sign-in required. Try one at http://flisti.com/6989
  • Fo.reca.st
  • Poll Daddy
  • Poll Junkie
  • Snap Poll
  • Wufoo
  • Zizu
  • Zoho Polls

Try It!
Rate Calculations with Toy Emergency Vehicles
Which emergency vehicle will get to the accident first?
Your group will test 3 cars.
Use painter’s tape on the floor.
Use your online stopwatch to time car.
Conduct 3 trials with each car.
Calculate the speed for each trial with feet per second.
Calculate the average for each car.
Share your 3 averages on a graph.