Celebrity Scatterplot Statistics Activity - Data Collection & Line of Best Fit

What others say

"My students loved this! Even my most unengaged students were really into this. We made it into a game almost of who can guess the closest, and they really enjoyed it and it made understanding scatterplots and line of best fit easy for them. "

Jane P.

"Students enjoyed being able to use the celebrities they are interested in while also still working with the math topic"

Claire G.

Description

This engaging middle school statistics and data analysis activity includes graphing data on a scatterplot, finding a line of best fit, analyzing an association, and more!

Students will guess celebrity ages and then use the data from their guesses and the actual ages to create a scatterplot and interpret the information it provides.

Answer keys included!

Two versions are included. Choose which version will work best for your students:

Version 1: Best for middle school students with little knowledge of scatterplots. Students will set up a scatterplot, collect data, plot points, and answer 5 questions about the graph, its association, and outliers.

Version 2: Best for middle school students with more experience with scatterplots and writing equations of lines. Students will set up a scatterplot, collect data, plot points, analyze the association, draw and find the equation of a trendline, and interpret the slope and y-intercept. No technology is needed.

**You will need to create a list of current, relevant celebrities and their ages to use this activity. Celebrity ages are very easy to find with a quick Google search.**

Other resources that might interest you:

Percents Partner Worksheets - Percent Proportions and Applications of Percents

Writing Equations of Lines in Slope Intercept Form Partner Worksheet

Statistics Data Comparison Project - Middle School Math or Algebra 1 (Editable!)

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Celebrity Scatterplot Statistics Activity - Data Collection & Line of Best Fit

Name: Celebrity Scatterplot Statistics Activity - Data Collection & Line of Best Fit
Brand: CKMath
SKU: 5641887
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)

Rated 4.78 out of 5, based on 9 reviews

4.8 (9 ratings)

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Highlights

Grades

7th - 9th

Subjects

Algebra, Math, Statistics

Standards

CCSS8.SP.A.1

CCSS8.SP.A.2

CCSS8.SP.A.3

What others say

Jane P.

"Students enjoyed being able to use the celebrities they are interested in while also still working with the math topic"

Claire G.

Description

This engaging middle school statistics and data analysis activity includes graphing data on a scatterplot, finding a line of best fit, analyzing an association, and more!

Students will guess celebrity ages and then use the data from their guesses and the actual ages to create a scatterplot and interpret the information it provides.

Answer keys included!

Two versions are included. Choose which version will work best for your students:

**You will need to create a list of current, relevant celebrities and their ages to use this activity. Celebrity ages are very easy to find with a quick Google search.**

Other resources that might interest you:

Percents Partner Worksheets - Percent Proportions and Applications of Percents

Writing Equations of Lines in Slope Intercept Form Partner Worksheet

Statistics Data Comparison Project - Middle School Math or Algebra 1 (Editable!)

Report this resource to TPT

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Rated 5 out of 5

April 13, 2025

My students loved this! Even my most unengaged students were really into this. We made it into a game almost of who can guess the closest, and they really enjoyed it and it made understanding scatterplots and line of best fit easy for them.

Math is a Walk in the Park

(TPT Seller)

5 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

April 2, 2025

Students enjoyed being able to use the celebrities they are interested in while also still working with the math topic

Claire G.

25 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

May 12, 2024

Super fun + easy way to get the kids engaged! We compiled a slideshow of celebrities together before I told them why, went through the slideshow and guessed their ages and had a lot of fun doing so while we talked about who each person way! Great end of year activity when students are tired.

Alison Levasseur

(TPT Seller)

534 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

August 15, 2023

Enjoyed using this activity with my students. I made google slide show with celebrities from ages 16 to 80 that students loved guessing their ages on. Fun way to gather data then have students make sense of a scatterplot through creating their own.

Karen D.

9 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

April 27, 2023

This was a great resource for my 8th grade math class!

Is This On The Test

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706 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

November 29, 2022

My students LOVED this activity! I made a slideshow of celebrities for us to guess their age, and they had so much fun. Then creating the scatterplot, lines of best fit, and discussing what our equations meant really helped them understand the concept.

Geometry and Jokes

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112 reviews

Grades taught: 9th

Response from

CKMath

(TPT Seller)

Nov 29, 2022

So glad your students enjoyed this! It's always one of my favorite activities of the year.

Rated 5 out of 5

November 20, 2022

This was a great way for students to gather data! Then we used it to learn how to use a graphing calculator! So fun!

Indiana Math Teacher

(TPT Seller)

96 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

March 24, 2022

This was a fun and engaging activity. My students enjoyed the celebrity connection.

Flizzy's Math Factory

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34 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS8.SP.A.1

Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear association.

CCSS8.SP.A.2

Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.

CCSS8.SP.A.3

Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems in the context of bivariate measurement data, interpreting the slope and intercept. For example, in a linear model for a biology experiment, interpret a slope of 1.5 cm/hr as meaning that an additional hour of sunlight each day is associated with an additional 1.5 cm in mature plant height.