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Interactive
GeoGebra

International Geo Gebra Institute: Geo Gebra

For Students 9th - 10th
The free mathematics software creates interactive learning material that combines geometry, graphing, tables, algebra, statistics, and calculus. Teachers can download the free open source software to enhance their mathematics lessons. A...
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Activity
Other

Miniature Earth: Comparative Demographics Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
Miniature Earth reduces the world's population to 100 to underscore the dramatic differences in wealth, age, faith, education, environment, and health among people who live on this planet. An excellent apply-what-you-know site for...
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Professional Doc
Other

American Youth Policy Forum: Thinking About Tests and Testing [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive primer in assessment literacy that seeks to raise awareness of key aspects about tests and testing issues. Explains essential statistical terms associated with testing (mean, modes, medians, distribution, dispersion,...
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Website
US Department of Education

U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
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Website
US Department of Education

U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
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Website
Other

Michigan Association of School Boards: Home Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The state school board provides information on its services, conferences, events, membership, publications, and state statistics. It also includes a variety of educational resources.
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Website
Other

College Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Features in-depth profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life, and financial aid, along with geographic search, directories for honors programs, women's colleges statistics on minority enrollment and...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for the Great Society. See how the programs instituted were focused on lifting the poor from poverty, especially African Americans. Included were laws to increase civil rights and voting...
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Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: World's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides a huge mathematics encyclopedia detailing the concepts of geometry, algebra, calculus, discrete math, number theory, and other math topics--complete with formulas, diagrams, examples, and references for thorough...
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Website
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus (Spanish)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about flags, facts, and statistics about countries, art galleries, global themes and discrimination. It includes the English and Spanish version.
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Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Gangs

For Students 9th - 10th
A staggering 1.4 million active gang members walk the streets in the United States. Get the latest gang stories in the news, takedowns and cases, anti-gang programs, and toolkits for educators and parents.
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Website
Other

State of Georgia Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the State of Georgia. Content includes government information, tourist information, statistical facts, local city and county information, and much more.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Ti Using the Chi Squared Significance Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will apply the Chi Squared test for independence to a data set of high school AP Statistics Exam scores. They will set up a two-way table and calculate the chi squared test statistic by hand.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the benefits and risks of using seat belts and analyze national statistics on seat belt use. Design and implement a study of local seat belt use and compare the results to the national statistics.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Comparing Distributions of Univariate Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students compare univariate data distributions using statistical concepts like box plots, stem plots, and histograms.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Summarizing Distributions of Univariate Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students understand statistical concepts like center of data and the amount of data variation from the center. They calculate the measures of the center of a distribution and the measures of spread for the data collected as a list....
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Assumptions and Conditions for Significance/hypoth

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
These questions cover the criteria for inference tests: "conditions," when the actual data is given, and "assumptions," when the data is missing and only summary statistics are given.
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Enrico Fermi

For Students 9th - 10th
Enrico Fermi was a titan of twentieth-century physics. He outlined the statistical laws that govern the behavior of particles that abide by the Pauli exclusion principle and developed a theoretical model of the atom in his mid-twenties....
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Handout
Other

Genentech: Stroke Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning resource is a stroke or ?brain attack? fact sheet. Some topics discussed are stroke statistics, symptoms, and types of stroke.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: T Test and T Interval #1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will to apply inferential statistics using a T-Test and T-Interval to analyze a random sample and determine the validity of a report.
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Article
USA Today

Usa Today: Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy Declined in '02

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from a 2002 study that examined drug-use trends among teens. Includes statistics about ecstasy use, as well as the use of other illicit drugs, discussion questions, and an activity for small groups.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you want a career as a broadcast journalist, you may want to check out this career info. It covers everything you need to know about writing, editing, and reporting.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Systems Design Career Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Department of Labor Career Guide that gives comprehensive information on data processing careers. Links include Nature of the Industry, Working Conditions, Employment, Earnings, Training and Advancement, Outlook, and Additional...
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Website
The World Bank

World Bank: Data Catalog

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides statistical data on numerous categories for nearly every country in the world. A great tool for a comparative analysis. Human, natural, and capital resources are all included.