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Unit 9 - Lesson 5 - Grade 8: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 8 Unit 9
Lesson 5: Plotting the Weather
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 8 Unit 9
Lesson 5: Plotting the Weather
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®

California Rain (Optional)

1.

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Data Snooping (Optional)

The table shows the average high temperature in September for cities with different latitudes. Examine the data in the table.
2.

What information does each row contain?

3.

What is the range for each variable?

4.

Do you see an association between the two variables? If so, describe the association.

Temperature vs. Latitude (Optional)

5.

Make a scatter plot of the data.

6.

Describe any patterns of association that you notice.

7.

Draw a line that fits the data. Write an equation for this line.