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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Earthquake Statistics and Excel
The 7th grade Math students used Excel to analyze data from two different countries which experience high seismic activity. They used formulas to calculate the mean, median and mode. Later they compared different graph types to see which ones were more effective at displaying the data visually. They also created a box and whiskers graph and a histogram. After the statistical analysis, the students had to write formal letters that tried to convince a foreign investor to begin business operations in one country instead of the other, based on the analysis. This lesson took five class periods to complete.
