Annenberg/CPB: Cast Your Vote

URL: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics/

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This website by Annenberg/CPB addresses issues in statistics and polling. To enter the exhibit, you must complete a short online survey about your opinion on polling. Once you enter, you are taken through a year in a fictitious election campaign for an inside look at the mathematics behind the polls and the news you hear everyday. The website reviews concepts such as random sampling, margin of error, confidence intervals, and ways in which surveys can go wrong. The presentation is quick and easy to follow, ending with some examples of other instances where statistics comes into our daily lives. Links to related resources offer additional exploration of statistics.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Confidence intervals, Connections, Data analysis, Data and measurement issues, Data collection, Education, Mathematics, Mathematics for social science, Process skills, Real world applications, Sampling and surveys, Social studies, Statistics
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html

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Title	Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
Link	http://msteacher2.org/
Description	The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience.
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  Choose OneInteractives HomeMath Interactives-Geometry 3D Shapes-Math in Daily Life-Metric Conversions-StatisticsLanguage Interactives-Elements of a Story-Historical and Cultural-Literature-Spelling BeeArts-CinemaHistory Interactives-Collapse-Middle Ages-Renaissance-U.S. History Map Science Interactives-Amusement Park Physics-DNA-Dynamic Earth-Ecology Lab-Garbage-Periodic Table-Rock Cycle-Volcanoes-Weather CAST YOUR VOTE! What's Your Opinion On Polling? {You'll enter the main exhibit once you submit your poll answers.} Have you ever been asked to participate in a poll regarding whom you would vote for in an election? No Answer Yes No Do you think that the results of election polls are usually accurate? No Answer Yes No Do you think that news reports regarding candidate's and voter polling have an impact on how people vote? No Answer Yes No Which of these do you consider when choosing who to vote for? (Choose as many as apply.) Political Affiliation Gender Age Ethnic Group Stand on Issues Number of Years in Politics Occupation Income Thank you for taking part in our survey. Poll results are available at the end of the exhibit. Note: You must click on "Submit Survey" to enter the start of the exhibit.     Home | Catalog | About Us | Search | Contact Us | Site Map | Tweet | © Annenberg Foundation 2012. All rights reserved. Legal Policy   Follow us Facebook Annenberg Learner is now on Facebook! Join the Annenberg Learner channel to preview and share videos with your colleagues.