InspireData™ includes more than 50 curriculum-based databases to help
students get started quickly analyzing data and understanding
connections in science, mathematics, social studies and more.
1. 100-m Track Finals
Splits every 10 meters for the top four finishers in the men's 100-m track final in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea
2. Agriculture Trends
Trends in agriculture, including the percentages of specific crops and
livestock that are present on farms in the years 1900 and 1997
3. Alligators
Alligator gender, length, weight and habitat
4. American Community Survey
Nation-wide survey of population, social, economic and housing data from 2000 to 2004
5. Are You a Square
Height and wingspan measurements of elementary school-aged students
6. Baseball Salaries
National League Baseball salaries in 2005
7. Bean Box Experiment
Probability data collected by dropping 10 beans into a box that has a shaded picture inside
8. Cats
Cat characteristics, such as age, weight, body length, eye color and fur color
9. Cell Division
Results of 24 hours of mitosis
10. Cell Phone Plans
Minutes, charges and costs for three different cell phone plans
11. Change Over Time
Multiple examples of data indexed to time or sequential events
12. Circle Game
Fictional results of a simple computer game that compares the reaction times of a student's dominant hand vs. non-dominant hand
13. City Climates
Average annual monthly temperature over a 30-year period (1971-2000)
14. Clay Boat Experiment
Fictional experimental data represents the weight in pennies that student-designed clay boats can hold before sinking
15. Consumer Price Index
U.S. city averages for the consumer price index for all urban consumers
16. Cooling
Temperature change over time as a beaker of water cools off
17. Countries of the World
Profiles of 155 countries of the world, including information on
population density and change over time, average life expectancy,
literacy rates, GDP, imports, exports and government expenditures
18. Defrost Time
Defrost times in hours for turkeys that range in weight
from 4 lbs to 24 lbs
19. Dinosaurs
Geographic locations, era, length, height, mass and diet for many different kinds of dinosaurs
20. Early Native Americans
Characteristics of selected Native American groups or tribes
21. Election Results
Selected U.S. presidential election data, including popular and electoral college results, from 1876-2004
22. Endangered Species
Number of endangered animals and plants per calendar year as of 12/31/2005
23. Fish Counts
Yearly totals of fish counted passing over the Bonneville Lock and Dam from 1938 to 2002
24. Friction Experiment
Rolling a cue ball through a set of photogates and measuring the distance from the gates to where the ball stopped
25. Gasoline Prices
Average price trends of gasoline in the U.S. from 1977-2003
26. Harmony
Musical notes, including set note, solfege, high and low frequencies, and the frequency ratio
27. Heating
Temperature change over time as a pan of water is heated on a stove
28. Heptathlon
2004 Olympics, Women's Heptathlon event results
29. Historical US Population
Population and population density figures beginning with the first U.S. census
in 1790 through 1900
30. Human Cannonball
Distance of a human cannonball launched from a cannon
31. Hurricanes
Tracking information for hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin in 2003 and 2004
32. Minimum Wage
Workers paid at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage in 2002
33. Motor Vehicle Safety
Motor vehicle safety data for selected years from 1960-1985, and annual data from 1990-2003
34. Music Survey
Fictional survey data regarding student preferences in music
35. NBA Statistics
Statistics for teams and players in the NBA 2005-2006 season
36. Oil Slick Spread
Spread of an oil slick over time
37. Pendulum Experiment
Time it takes a pendulum to swing 10 times, and the corresponding weight and length of the pendulum used in each trial
38. Periodic Table
Elements represented in the periodic table, including its atomic number
and weight, electron configuration, electronegativity and ionization
potential
39. Planets Advanced
Planetary data, including orbital circumference, mass, volume, density,
rotation period, rotational velocity, pressure and calculated escape
velocity
40. Planets Basic
Elementary planetary data including the diameter, circumference and surface area for each planet
41. Plant Growth
Plant growth over time, as it is affected by various changes in growing conditions, such as low salt, high salt and aromatherapy
42. Produce Predictions
Length and girth measurements for fruits and vegetables from the local produce market
43. Roller Coasters
Track material, largest drop, height, length and top speed of roller coasters of the world
44. Savings Account
Future value of savings account with an initial deposit of $2600.00, no
additional contributions, collecting 4% interest compounded four times
annually for 30 years
45. Seat Belt and Helmet Use
Seat belt and motorcycle helmet use statistics for the years 1994 to 2004
46. Shopping Cart Train
Carts in a shopping cart train and its resulting overall length are collected
47. Sleep in Mammals
Statistics for body weight, brain weight, sleep cycle, life span and gestation period for several mammals
48. Sleep Survey
Fictional survey student data of hours of sleep, ease of waking up, sleepy time, alert time, size of breakfast and average GPA
49. Slinky Experiment
Slinky length data based on number of coils allowed to hang
50. Soap Bubbles
Price and bubble diameter for several different soap brands
51. Student Survey
Fictional survey data of student physical characteristics including hair and eye color
52. Time and Position
Average speed, time and acceleration for several experiments
53. US Immigration
Immigration to the United States for the years 1820 to 2004
54. US Unemployment Rates
Fluctuations in the U.S. national unemployment rate from 1948 to 2004
55. Video Game Survey
Fictional student data for a classroom video game survey
56. World Population Growth
Mid-year population of the world with projections for population growth through 2050
Many other databases are available on the Internet for educational use.
Search commercial, government (.gov) and educational (.edu) sites for
data sources that allow educational use. In addition, students can
collect their own data through experimentation or surveying.
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