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| Collection Name: | NSDL Middle School Portal
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| Collection Description: | The NSDL Middle School Portal identifies digital resources that support reform-based middle school math and science teaching and learning. Its Mathematics Pathway and Science Pathway present standards-based publications that take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in math and science. All resources are examined with the following criteria in mind: content of the resource is accurate; it promotes student learning; it aligns with one or more national math and/or science education standards; it is grade-level appropriate; it promotes equity and access; and the resource is easily navigable. A blog called Connecting News to National Science Education Standards encourages science teachers to integrate current events into their instruction. Users can also search or browse by subject lists and register to be notified when new content is posted to the site. |
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Collection Information:
| Grade Level |
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
Upper Elementary
Vocational/Professional Development Education
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| Intended Audience |
Educator
Learner
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| Link |
Http://msteacher.org/
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| Publisher / Resource Provider |
Ohio State University
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| Resource Type |
Audio/Visual
Collection
Image
Image/Image Set
Instructional Material
Reference Material
Text
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
Education
Education Issues
Instructional Issues
Mathematics--Study and Teaching
Science--Study and Teaching
Teacher Education
Technology Education
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| Resource Title: | Do women live longer than men?
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| Description: | This activity opens with a graph that depicts the life expectancies of men and women born in the United States. Students are asked to estimate the greatest difference between genders in the years between 1920 and 1996. The activity, part of the Figure This! collection of 80 real-world math challenges, introduces trend analysis and explains its utility to market research, radio stations, and manufacturers. The Hint tells students how they should read the graph to determine the life expectancy for a woman born in 1920. Related questions encourage students to think about how the shape of the curve might be affected by changing the scale, as well as variables that affect trends in life expectancy. Answers to all questions and additional resource suggestions are provided. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse |
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Additional Resource Information
| Author |
National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
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| Contributor(s) |
National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
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| Date Published |
2002
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| Grade Level |
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
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| Intended Audience |
Learner
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| Language |
En
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| Publisher / Resource Provider |
National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
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| Resource Format |
Image/gif
Text/html
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
Data Analysis
Data Presentation
Mathematics
Statistics
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Content contained within the resource:
Figure This Math Challenges for Families - Challenge! Home · Getting Started · Answer · Try These · Think About This · Did You Know? · Resources Try Another Challenge · Challenge Index · Math Index · Printing the Challenges · En Español Family Corner · Teacher Corner · About Figure This! · Purchase the CD ©2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site and CD-ROM design/production © 1999-2004 KnowNet Construction, Inc .
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