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Found in Collection(s): Click on the collection logo for more information. Close this window Collection Name: Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) Collection Description: The Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) 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. Collection Information: Grade Level Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Middle School Upper Elementary Vocational/Professional Development Education Intended Audience Educator Learner Language En Eng Link Http://msteacher2.org/ Publisher / Resource Provider Ohio State University Resource Format Image Text/html Resource Type Audio/Visual Collection Image Image/Image Set Instructional Material Reference Material Text Subject Keyword(s) Education Education Issues Instructional Issues Mathematics--Study and Teaching Science--Study and Teaching Teacher Education Technology Education Close this window Resource Title: Bar chart (grades 6-8) Description: This virtual manipulative enables students to make a bar chart showing quantities or percentages. The bar chart can be made three to twelve columns wide and five to twenty rows tall. Students can label columns and click on cells to make the chart. The manipulative allows the user to enter data as quantities, and then by clicking the percentage button, they can instantly see the percentage relationship of the quantities. Clicking the totals button changes percentages to total quantities in each column. Instructions for using the applet are included, along with a link to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standard for Data Analysis and Probability. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Additional Resource Information Author Utah State University. National Library Of Virtual Manipulatives For Interactive Mathematics Date Published 2003 Grade Level Elementary School Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Middle School Upper Elementary Intended Audience Learner Language En-US Publisher / Resource Provider Utah State University Resource Format Application/x-java Applet Text/html Resource Type Audio/Visual Image/Image Set Instructional Material Lesson/Lesson Plan Simulation Rights Information The National Library Of Virtual Manipulatives Is Copyright 1999-2005 By Utah State University. All Rights Reserved. Subject Keyword(s) Bar Graph Data Presentation Statistics

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