Histograms on the Half-Shell

Griffin, Madison

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Histograms on the Half-Shell

Griffin, Madison

Abstract

Grade Level: 7th Grade Life Science, 7th Grade Mathematics. VIMS and the Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) conduct yearly surveys to measure the size and abundance of the oyster population in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. This data can be used to infer how oysters respond to climate change, but it all starts with sampling oysters, measuring their size, and visualizing the size data. In this lesson, students will learn about survey design and graphing numerical data using histograms by copying the Virginia Oyster Stock Assessment surveys. Focus: Learn about survey design and graphing histograms by copying the Virginia Oyster Stock Assessment surveys