Train race

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Can you compare mean, median, and range? Help Pythagoras and Hypatia make their connecting trains.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Addition, Algorithms, Analyze and persevere, Arithmetic, central tendency, Comparison of numbers, Computing and Information, Concept formation, Connections, Consumer mathematics, Critical thinking, Data analysis, Data distribution, Data presentation, Decimals, Division, Education, Make use of structure, Mathematics, Mean, median, and mode, Measurement, measure of center, Middle school, Number and operations, Operations, Physics, Practice Standards, Problem solving, Process skills, Real world applications, Reasoning, Reason quantitatively, Statistics, Strategies, Student populations, Table, Time
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Instructional Material
Resource format	application, audio, text, text/html
Rights	British Broadcasting Corporation 2002-2007 (c) BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/ Copyright 2010 BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/copyright/

Educational standard

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Title	Mathlanding: Elementary Mathematics Pathway
Link	http://www.mpt.org/
Description	Mathlanding offers high-quality digital mathematics content and contextualized resources, enabling educators to easily incorporate them into effective instructional practice. This NSDL Pathway is provided by Maryland Public Television (MPT), Math Forum at Drexel University, and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to foster excellence in elementary mathematics education, and is targeted to support elementary classroom teachers and specialists, coaches, supervisors, educators involved in teacher preparation, and parents.
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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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Title	SMARTR: Virtual Learning Experiences for Youth
Link	http://smartr.edc.org/
Description	SMARTR provides students and teachers with games, simulations, activities, and career information in mathematics and the sciences. Science topics include earthquakes, chemistry, weather, rocks, the solar system, the body, genetics, and energy. Mathematics topics covered are ratios, probability, measurement, graphing, 3D geometry, equations and statistics.
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