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Edgerton, Richard T. – Mathematics Teacher, 1996
Describes an activity in which students analyze data from the Olympics. Discusses assessment of the activity and provides sample assessment form. (MKR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, High Schools, Learning Activities

Milliken, Paul – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Describes a training program based on number crunching that helps runners improve their performance. Includes a student activity sheet. (YDS)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Data Analysis, Graphs, Mathematical Applications

Swetz, Frank J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
The various roles and uses of mathematics in developing global awareness in students are considered. Mathematics as a unifier of human experience and problem solving with a global emphasis are discussed with many illustrative examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematical Applications

Barton, Roy – Physics Education, 1998
Argues that the only reason to ask students to plot graphs manually should be to have them learn the skill of plotting graphs manually. For data-analysis purposes, the use of computer-generated graphs has several advantages and few disadvantages over manual plotting. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Mathematical Applications

Dengerud-Au, Mary – Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Presents a lesson involving the measurement of wood beams and the prediction and testing of their stress limits. Provides an example of a problem with multiple solutions, each with different consequences. (KHR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Force, Graphs

Barrett, Gloria; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1988
A fairly traditional precalculus problem is modified to address some common concerns with the teaching of problem solving. Areas of problem solving which are illustrated include: posing the problem; modeling the problem; transforming the data; and examining the solution. (PK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Graphs, Mathematical Applications

Fishman, Joseph – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Suggests ways in which mathematical models can be presented and developed in the classroom to promote discussion, analysis, and understanding of issues related to energy consumption. Five problems deal with past trends and future projections of availability of a nonrenewable resource, natural gas. (Contains 13 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach

Hitch, Chris; Armstrong, Georganna – Arithmetic Teacher, 1994
Presents four sets of activities to develop the concepts of data analysis and graphing. Students estimate sample populations using beans, examine graphs from newspapers and magazines, predict the most popular color of cars, and simulate quality control in a manufacturing process. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation

Niess, Margaret L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Presents a unit developed by the 1991 Oregon Mathematics Teachers of Middle School project in which students investigate the average temperature, precipitation, and snowfall in their town using spreadsheets and graphing packages. Students compare the averages over a period of 30 years to a particular year. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Data Analysis, Educational Technology

van Reeuwijk, Martin – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Reports part of the results of the Design, Development, and Assessment in Mathematics Education Project that tested the booklet on descriptive statistics called "Data Visualization" in six experimental algebra classes in Whitnall, Wisconsin. Describes examples of problems presented, use of cooperative learning during instruction, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Educational Change

Brahier, Daniel J.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Provides 5 activities for levels K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and for the family that incorporate data collection and interpretation in the decision-making process. Activities investigate taste preference, voter preference, meal preference at the school open house, three close presidential elections, and questions about the years and dates of presidential…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education

Norwood, Karen S.; Coston, Yvonne M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Describes four activities for grade levels K-3, 4-5, and 6-8 and for the family that explore statistical concepts using a manipulative familiar to students-SKITTLES candies. Concepts explored include frequency graphs, data collection and analysis, probability, measures of central tendency, averaging, and correlation coefficients. Includes…
Descriptors: Computation, Cooperative Learning, Correlation, Data Analysis

Axelson, Sharon L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Describes a unit designed to integrate mathematics with other curriculum areas by drawing on real-life situations. This unit incorporates nutrition, calculators, and graphing skills to classify items from a grocery receipt and represent the amounts of money spent on each category in different graphs. (MDH)
Descriptors: Calculators, Creative Writing, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods