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Quantitative Environmental Literacy Project |
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http://www.seattlecentral.edu/qelp/Data.html
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| Description: |
Lots of real-world data, with descriptions of environmental and mathematical implications; stored in a variety of formats for easy download. Catalogued by mathematical topic and by environmental topic. |
| Technology Type: |
Computer | |
| Author: |
Seattle Central College |
| Language: |
English | |
| Cost: |
Does not require payment for use |
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| Courses: |
Algebra |
Analyzing Linear Data, Is It Linear?, Line of Best Fit, Quadratic Equations, Graphing, Applications, Exponential Functions, Growth, Decay, Graphing |
| Algebra II |
Graphing, Curve of Best Fit, Applications, Growth and decay applications, Graphing, Curve of Best Fit, Graphing, Curve of Best Fit, Applications |
| Probability & Statistics |
Data and Distributions, Displaying with Graphs, Scatterplots, Correlation, Least-Squares Regression, Non-Linear Relationships, Correlation & Regression, Categorical Data Relations |
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Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)
Reviewer: Craig, Jun 14 2005 09:25:10:843AM |
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What did students learn? Students learned data analysis and curve fitting (mathematics), plus some environmental science. |
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Recommended for: Algebra: Analyzing Linear Data; Algebra II: Parent Functions, Transformations of functions, Exponential Functions, Logarithmic Functions; PreCalculus: Functions, Operations with Logs; Probability & Statistics: Data and Distributions, Inference |
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| Comment: | A vast amount of REAL data illustrating a variety of trends. Excellent source to introduce students to scatter in data and for the discussion of goodness of fit. |
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