GeoGebra
International Geo Gebra Institute: Geo Gebra
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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Miniature Earth: Comparative Demographics Worldwide
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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American Youth Policy Forum: Thinking About Tests and Testing [Pdf]
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,...
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
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,...
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
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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Michigan Association of School Boards: Home Page
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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College Profiles
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...
Digital History
Digital History: The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality
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...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: World's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource
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...
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus (Spanish)
Learn about flags, facts, and statistics about countries, art galleries, global themes and discrimination. It includes the English and Spanish version.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Gangs
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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State of Georgia Official Site
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Ti Using the Chi Squared Significance Test
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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Comparing Distributions of Univariate Data
Students compare univariate data distributions using statistical concepts like box plots, stem plots, and histograms.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Summarizing Distributions of Univariate Data
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....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Assumptions and Conditions for Significance/hypoth
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.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Enrico Fermi
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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Genentech: Stroke Fact Sheet
The learning resource is a stroke or ?brain attack? fact sheet. Some topics discussed are stroke statistics, symptoms, and types of stroke.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: T Test and T Interval #1
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.
USA Today
Usa Today: Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy Declined in '02
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.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors
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.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Systems Design Career Guide
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...
The World Bank
World Bank: Data Catalog
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.