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Shaw, Jean – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Students are given the opportunity to deal with many kinds of data as they make graphs and interpret the results of polls. Worksheets are provided on filling in a graph grid and making bar and circle graphs as well as interpreting each. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Graphs
Corwin, Rebecca B.; Russell, Susan Jo – Instructor, 1990
Graphing activities shouldn't end with data collection; they can be vehicles for communicating information, tools for stimulating discussion and debate, and techniques for engaging students in real mathematical thinking. Graphing activities for primary and intermediate students are suggested. (IAH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Graphs
Mims, Forrest M., III – Science PROBE!, 1991
Presented is a way to measure the sun's radiation by using a radiometer. Directions for building both simple and complex radiometers, circuit diagrams, and an explanation on how they work are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Graphs, Laboratory Equipment, Measurement
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Hirsch, Christian R., Ed. – Mathematics Teacher, 1986
Stressed is a conceptual approach to absolute value, based on the visualization of the graphs of absolute-value equations. An important by-product is predicting a graph on the basis of certain constraints. Four worksheets plus teacher comments are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Graphs, Instructional Materials
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Hirsch, Christian R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1988
Topics from graph theory are introduced at an informal level and thereby made accessible to the majority of secondary school students. Three worksheets are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Games, Graphs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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Barnes, Sue; And Others – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1994
Describes the work of a meteorologist, the history of meteorology, and links to mathematics. Contains reproducible student activity worksheets on weather data. (MKR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Trede, Mildred – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
The "Game of Decisions" is presented to encourage students to consider the consequences of banning books and/or ideas. The game involves story writing, creating probability graphs, writing a letter protesting censorship from a chosen historical period, and examining a controversial science issue. Three thesis statements for generating group…
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
World Eagle, 1991
This document consists of the 10 issues of "World Eagle" issued during the 1990-1991 school year. World Eagle is a monthly social studies resource in which demographic and geographic information is presented in the forms of maps, graphs, charts, and text. Each issue of World Eagle has a section that focuses on a particular topic, along with other…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
Lindeman, Donna – 1980
This booklet offers teacher instructions and student worksheets on number activities for gifted primary grade students. Three sections are included: (1) "moving numbers" which asks students to supply the missing member or members of addition and subtraction equations; (2) "number trails," which involve the completion of number…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Addition, Graphs, Instructional Materials
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Mathematics Teacher, 1984
To help students develop measurement skills using metric units, an activity on making a box is described, with a worksheet for students. A second article discusses graphing elementary functions with a real domain, while a third article describes computer-assisted practice in graphing sine and cosine functions. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs
Brothers, Chris; And Others – 1991
This teacher guide and student workbook set contains two learning activities, designed for fifth through ninth grade students, that concentrate on lake stratification and water quality. In the activities students model the seasonal temperature changes that occur in temperate lakes and observe the resulting stratification of lake waters. Students…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Environmental Education, Graphs
World Eagle, Inc., Wellesley, MA. – 1990
A profile of Canada emerges from this collection of black and white illustrative maps, tables, and graphs. Aspects of the country depicted include: geography, population, resources, international trade, government, and energy. Short texts on multiculturalism, the Canadian economy, the country's history, and U.S.-Canada relations also are included.…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy, Foreign Countries
Ryan, Walter F. – 1997
This collection of activities demonstrates how the study of elementary mathematics can be extended beyond the school and involve teachers and students in investigative, problem-based experiences. The activities include topics in geometry, concept of number, algebra, measurement, graphing, statistics, and probability, and are organized into five…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
Tasmanian Education Dept., Hobart (Australia). – 1989
This workbook is a compilation of work sheets from the teacher's sections of the 1989 issues of "Asia Wise," an Auatralian magazine devoted to the study of Asia. Profiles and worksheets are provided for the countries of China, Indo-China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, and Thailand. Worksheets feature the following themes: Asian…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Charts, Elementary Secondary Education
Paredes, Vicente – 1991
The transition to high school is a crucial time in a student's academic career. This summary is presented as a caution to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the public to warn of some of the hazards of the transition year (grade nine). In 1989-90, ninth-graders in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District had the lowest…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline Problems, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
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