Firefighter Training

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.  

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Attention to Scaling

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad adds a scale to their bar graph to give a more accurate picture of the bug infestation at the Cybrary.

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Building Venn Diagrams

Students utilize Venn diagrams in an introduction to prime numbers, prime factorization and determining least common multiple (LCM) and greatest common factor (GCF).  

Decreasing Water Levels

The CyberSquad creates a line graph to help tell the story of the decreasing water levels in Sensible Flats in this video segment from Cyberchase.

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Describing Range and Measures of Central Tendency in Shoe Sizes

Students are introduced to various measures of central tendency (range, mode, median, and mean) and they explore the advantages and disadvantages of each measure.

Determining Rates from Graphs

Students learn about and practice calculating rates (positive, negative and zero) using data from graphs.

Digit in Pursuit

The CyberSquad tracks Digit’s position in time and then studies graphs to figure out what Hacker is scheming in this video from Cyberchase.

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Earning 100 Snelfus

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad figures out how to earn 100 snelfus in 11 days.

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Fitness Evaluated Using Rate

Students study rate and learn to fill in missing values in order to keep a constant rate.  They also learn to distinguish graphs of rate versus time and graphs of quantity versus time.

A Flooding Threat

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad uses a graph to estimate how much the water level will rise in the Sensible Flats reservoir.

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Interpreting Stories and Graphs

In this interactive activity adapted from Annenberg Learner's Teaching Math Grades 6–8, explore some of the ways graphs can represent mathematical data contained in a story.

Inventing Bar Graphs

The CyberSquad creates a bar graph representing the amount of bugs that are infecting the Cybrary in this video from Cyberchase.

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Line Graphs Showing Change Over Time

Students learn to read and interpret increasing and decreasing line graphs. They apply what they learn by "creating stories" for a variety of curve shapes.

Location Graphs

In this interactive activity adapted from Annenberg Learner’s Teaching Math Grades 6–8, students interpret two line graphs to identify possible locations where the data might have been gathered.

More Bidding Challenges

In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad must adjust their earnings strategy in order to win the bid for the Encryptor chip.

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Paying Attention to Scale

Students create bar graphs and analyze the different scales of the two bar graphs.

Pizza Toppings

This Cyberchase video features Bianca who uses Venn Diagrams to make a pizza that satisfies the topping preferences of her friends.

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The Power of the Whole Picture

In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad helps Ms. Fileshare realize that Hacker has been deceiving her as they take a look at the scale of a bar graph.

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Predicting Travel Time Using Line Graphs

In this Cyberchase video segment, Harry decides to ride his unicycle to his grandmother's house. He uses a line graph to predict the time it will take him to travel the 20 miles to her house.

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Raising the Bar

Harry and Bianca's new boss at a concession stand uses bar graphs to keep records of their refreshment sales in this video from Cyberchase.

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Restocking Shoes

In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca uses data on past shoe sales to help her decide what quantities of each size she should order in the next shipment.

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Savings Planning Using Tables, Line Graphs and Early Proportionality

Students practice creating data tables and plot and analyze graphs of transactions and accumulations.

Tracking Sales with Bar Graphs

Students draw bar graphs and compare information charted on two different bar graphs while paying attention to scaling and labeling axes.