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Leyden, Michael B. – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Introduces a science activity where students were asked to purchase four different sizes of eggs; weigh the content of each; and determine whether small, medium, large, or extra large eggs are the best buy. Describes the data analysis process. Also introduces various science activities that make use of the egg shell. (MOK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Hands on Science, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications

Murphy, Brendan – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Addresses the application of corpus resources and research methods, through concordance programs, to vocabulary study in second-language programs. The article attempts to demonstrate that a corpus linguist's use of his access to large quantities of data to observe the relational and distributional properties of linguistic phenomena can be usefully…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Context Effect, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries