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Direct linkMurphy, David E.; Gulley, Laura L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
The story of John Henry provided the setting for sixth-grade class to participate in a John Henry Day of mathematics experiments. The students collected data from experiments where students competed against machines and technology. The student analyzed the data by comparing two box plots, a box plot of human data, and a box plot of machine or…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Grade 6, Mathematics Instruction, Data Analysis
