In this resources, students are provided with data of animals weight and brain size. Students use the graph available on Desmos to plot the data to create a scatter plot. From the graph, students are encouraged to notice outliers and write an equation for a line of best fit.

This lesson has students complete a basketball activity and then use the data from the activity to create a scatterplot. Once they create their scatterplot they determine correlation and draw a line of best fit.

Estimate the line of best fit with a drawing for data represented in a scatterplot.Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.