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PBS

Pbs Teachers:soccer: Kickin' Butts!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn the health benefits of soccer as well as the effects of tobacco smoking on athletic performance. Consider and discuss statistics about health, sports and making a difference for inner-city youth.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Exhibit Design Challenge

For Students 5th
From the San Francisco 49er's Museum Education Program which promotes STEAM concepts, students construct a three dimensional (3-D) artifact stand that is the exact replica of "The Catch" which is 70 inches high. Emphasis is placed on...
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Other

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides information in the following areas: About Us, Banking Information, Economic Education, Job opportunities, News Items, Publications, Economic Research, Savings Bonds,...
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Other

Asia Society: Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...
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Other

Denver.gov: Denver Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Get statistical and demographic information, see Denver's famous landmarks, find educational, cultural and economic facts, and take a virtual tour of neighborhoods and other historic areas.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Montreal Summer Olympics, 1976

For Students 9th - 10th
Despite the boycott of Africa, the 1976 Olympics in Montreal were successful. This website is highly interactive, with video clips, biographies, graphics, statistics and a link to educational packages you may obtain free of charge.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Taste Test

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students collect sample data and use the calculator to create pictographs, bar graphs, and pie graphs to demonstrate the favorite brand in the sample data.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Testing Goodness of Fit and Two Way Table Chi Square

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students perform chi-square tests to see if data follows a hypothesized distribution. They also study the two-way table analysis.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Weather Study With Ti Interactive

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will extract weather data from the web for several major cities. They will then display and discuss the data.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Confidence Intervals for Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The student will use the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus to calculate confidence intervals for proportions.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Normal Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students graph normal distributions, shade desired areas, and find related probabilities. They graph Normal probability scatter plots to check the normal (linear) shape of a data distribution.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Why Aren't There More Reds in My Bag?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use small bags of M&M's to make predictions, gather data, and display color distribution results in a circle graph. They explore the concept of ratios and sample size.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Is a Kanban?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Probability, Simulations, and Probability Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use simulation on the TI-83 graphing calculator to teach students about the distribution of sample proportions, distribution of sample means, the Central Limit Theorem, normal probability plots, and the Law of Large Numbers. Pick and...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graphing Calculator: Problem Solving and Investigations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Over 30 reproducible, motivating investigations designed especially for middle school students to use with any TI Graphing Calculator model.