Engage students with these 11 hands-on scatter plot activities which require students to collect their own data and produce graphs in order to answer questions.
Hopefully you will find some fun scatter plot ideas to use in your own math classroom!
Hands-On Scatter Plot Activities
Mu0026M’s Scatter Plots Activity
Last week in Algebra 1, we completed a scatter plots activity with mu0026amp;m’s. The goal of this activity was for students to be able to find a line of best fit for a scatter plot and determine the type of correlation. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eOf course, my students’ favorite part was eating the data afterwards!
Starburst Scatterplot Activity
This starburst scatterplot activity ended up being one of my favorite activities of the year!
Speedy Squares Activity for Quadratic Regression
I was so excited to discover this Speedy Squares Activity for practicing quadratic regression several years ago. I have used it successfully with my Algebra 2 classes in the past.
Hula Hoop Scatterplot Activity
This hula hoop scatterplot activity gets students moving in math class while learning about how to create a scatterplot and use that scatterplot and linear regression to make predictions.
Twizzlers Linear Regression Lab Activity
I learned about using twizzlers for linear regression from Tammy Ballard with Wake County Public Schools. I modified her activity to create my own twizzlers linear regression lab that met the needs of my specific group of Algebra 2 students.
Types of Correlation Foldable
We made a types of correlation foldable to summarize the three different types of correlation that a scatter plot can have. We used a basic 3 door foldable template.
Candy Grab Lab for Linear Regression
This Candy Grab Lab is one of my favorite ways to introduce students to the process of linear regression. In this activity, students determine if there is a mathematical relationship between a person’s handspan and the amount of candy they can grab at one time.
Linear Regression Activity with the True Colors Personality Test
I want to share a linear regression activity I did with my Algebra 2 students to introduce the topic of regression. I combined linear regression with the True Colors Personality Test that I had originally wanted to do with my students at the beginning of the year.
Bouncing Tennis Balls Linear Regression Lab
I learned about this bouncing tennis balls linear regression lab through the OGAP Common Core Training I attended this summer. It is based on an Illuminations activity from NCTM. Students are given a tennis ball to bounce for two minutes.
Guessing Correlation Coefficient Game
This guessing correlation coefficient game was the perfect activity for my algebra students!
Guess the Correlation Coefficient Blooket Game
Last year, I created a guess the correlation coefficient blooket game for my statistics students to play. If you’re not familiar with Blooket, it is very similar to Kahoot or Quizizz.
More Activities for Teaching Statistics
- 53 Fun and Interesting Statistics Activities
- Mean Median Mode & Range Challenge Activity
- Linear Regression Tutorials
- Dry Erase Workmat for Finding Five Number Summary, IQR, and Outliers
- Tenzi vs Splitzi Measures of Central Tendency Activity
- Measures of Central Tendency Graphic Organizers
- Statistics Interactive Notebook Pages 2015-2016
- Statistics Survey Project
- Best Line of Best Fit Contest
- Let’s Make a Graph Activity
- Hiring Discrimination Simulation for Statistics
- Game of Greed Statistics Foldable
