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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Statistician

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistics is a fascinating subject and everyone loves to spout them, but a statistician really knows how to use statistics to answer real-life questions and make predictions based on mathematical data. This Science Buddies site lays out...
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University of Texas at Austin

Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
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Other

Cape: Private Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
All kinds of information on private schools provided by the "Council for American Private Education." Includes many statistics on amount of children in public schools and performance.
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Other

Public Purpose: Spending and Performance Compared

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the differences in spending and ultimate performance in public and private schools in the U.S. Lots of statistics given - tables included.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Is It for Real?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson uses sabermetrics (study of statistics of baseball) to try to determine when certain players had "change points," or times when their performance drastically changed. This is done...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Scrabble Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use the U.S. Constitution, Scrabble, and your graphing calculator to examine a number of statistical concepts with your Algebra 1 students.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Sources of Survey Bias

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set contains statistics questions regarding experiments and experimental design. The student becomes familiar with the various elements of experimental design.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Pythagorean Expectation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this interesting lesson has students use sabermetrics (the study of statistics in baseball) to determine the expected winning percentage for a team, given the runs scored and runs allowed....
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US Department of Education

Nces's Create a Graph: Bar Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Center for Education Statistics allows you to create great bar graphs! Simply enter your information, choose appropriate colors, and voila! -- you have a beautiful graph you can turn put into your report!
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Carpenter

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about what carpenters do and learn about the type of education and training one needs in order to become a carpenter.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Accountant

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about a career in accounting. This website includes information on the education an accountant needs as well as a very brief description of what accountants do.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreational Therapist

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about what it takes to earn a job as a recreational therapist. This website explains what recreational therapists do and overviews what education you need to enter this career. There are links to the American Therapeutic Recreation...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What About That Jazz?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson provides a lesson that highlights NBA's Utah Jazz team. Teachers will demonstrate how to use a database, and then middle schoolers will engage in exploring the database of the Utah Jazz.
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PBS

Pbs: El Nino

For Students 9th - 10th
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Mathematics Grade 6 Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Utah Education Network :Mathematics Grade 6 Lesson Plans which the topics are statistical questions and probability.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Would You Like Fries With That?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
French fries from your cafeteria to do data analysis. The students count the number of fries in a single serving of fries along with weighing the order, then measure the length and weight of a sample of individual fries. You then use the...
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Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: China

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for facts about China. This site is organized into several sections including "Location & Geography," "Climate," "People," "Demographic/Vital Statistics," "Religions," "Languages," "Education," and "Modern History -...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Where's the Beef?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore meat consumption statistics, an indicator of a nation's relative prosperity and standard of living. They do a survey of a family's meat consumption and compare their results to statistics from Colonial and modern- day...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: African American Students and u.s. High Schools

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This fact sheet, prepared by the Alliance for Excellent Education, looks at statistics related to the graduation rates and college readiness of African-American students, as well as the quality of the teachers and schools that serve them.
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Government of Alberta

Alberta Human Resources and Employment: Oc Cinfo: Civil Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a definition of a civil engineer. In addition, information is given about working conditions, skills, interests and values, educational requirements and other requirements, employment and advancement opportunities....
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Government of Alberta

Alberta Human Resources and Employment: Oc Cinfo: Motorcycle Mechanic

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of a Motorcycle Mechanic is provided, including the description of duties, working conditions, skills, interests, values that are helpful, educational requirements, opportunities for employment and advancement. Some statistic...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Black Crowned Night Heron

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the Black-crowned Night Heron? Come and discover more about this wading bird's' reproduction, diet, habitat and more through this educational resource.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Coyote

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the Coyote through this educational resource. This site features information on coyotes ranging from characteristics, diet, reproduction, range, habitat, and behavior.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Downy Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
What do you know about the downy woodpecker? Come and explore this educational resource featuring information on the diet, habitat, life cycle, behavior, characteristics and range of this land bird. You can also listen to this land...