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Connecting Classrooms, Sharing Real Data

This article first appeared in Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine April 1, 2008. The article has been modified to include middle school math and science examples. All versions of this article are licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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Collaborative and real-time data projects engage students in collecting and sharing local data; communicating […]

Posted in Topics: Data, Data Analysis, Integrating Technology, Math, Measurement, Personal and Social Issues, Process Skills (Mathematics), Quick Takes, Real Data, Science

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Getting Dirty With Data

Data overwhelms our modern lives. How to make sense of the numbers in newspaper stories, in campaign speeches, in scientific experiments? Statistics offers tools to help us organize and interpret data. Even at the middle school level, students can work with statistics in real-world situations, whether actual or simulated. To actually apply statistics to real […]

Posted in Topics: Data, Data Analysis, Math, Quick Takes, Real Data, Statistics

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Give Us Our Daily Math

Middle schoolers may not easily see the connection between data analysis problems invented for the classroom and math problems encountered in their daily lives. You will spark their interest in data analysis by showing them its value in finding solutions to real problems in many settings — from buying a soda to taking after-school jobs […]

Posted in Topics: Algebra, Data, Data Analysis, Graphs, Math, Quick Takes, Real Data, Statistics

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Math Starters: Projects to Begin the Year!

If you want to “hook” your class on math right from the start, you may want to consider one of these real-world projects. Students deal with real data in these investigations—collecting, presenting, and analyzing their findings. As they work on the NCTM Data Analysis and Probability Standard, they apply school mathematics in contexts arising outside […]

Posted in Topics: Data, Data Analysis, Math, Probability, Process Skills (Mathematics), Quick Takes, Real Data

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Hands-On Measuring

Students need active learning experiences to understand measurement concepts and develop important skills. These resources provide opportunities for students to problem solve with hands-on and virtual measurements in real-world and online environments.
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This applied mathematics lesson features hands-on activities supporting the NCTM Measurement Standard, and can be used to introduce […]

Posted in Topics: 3-D Shapes, Area, Data, Geometry, Math, Measurement, National Standards, Perimeter, Process Skills (Mathematics), Pythagorean Theorem, Quick Takes, Real Data, Reasoning, Scale, Triangles, Volume

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Math in Spring and Summer Sports

In the springtime, some middle school students enjoy outdoor sports much more than they enjoy their math classes. Why not use two of these popular sports to our advantage in the classroom? The following problems with baseball and track themes challenge students to exercise some of the skills they learn in the middle school curriculum. […]

Posted in Topics: Arithmetic, Averages, Decimals, Fractions, Math, Measurement, Number and Operations, Percentage, Quick Takes, Real Data, Statistics

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Using Real Data in Environmental Science Classes

Students are naturally curious about the world they live in. What better way to satisfy this curiosity than by giving them hands-on opportunities to collect data and find answers to their questions? These resources provide opportunities for students to collect data and to present and analyze their findings. These skills are an important part of […]

Posted in Topics: Animals, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Graphs, Life Sciences, Quick Takes, Real Data, Science, Science as Inquiry

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Using Real Data in Life, Earth, and Physical Sciences Classes

When students interpret data and communicate inferences, they are building skills that will help them solve problems throughout their lives. With the investigations featured in these resources, students will collect data and present and analyze their findings. These skills are an important part of the Science as Inquiry strand in the National Science Education Standards. […]

Posted in Topics: Physical Sciences, Plate Tectonics, Properties of Matter, Quick Takes, Real Data, Science, Science as Inquiry

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