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Peer reviewedOleson, Vicki L. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents an activity to integrate literature into the mathematics curriculum that is an interesting springboard to problem solving, an opportunity to research famous mathematicians, and a vehicle to enhance the understanding of mathematics concepts. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Literature
Peer reviewedChia, David T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents an activity that incorporates elementary level science and mathematics in which students have many opportunities to use mathematics to communicate the local weather conditions. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Integrated Activities
Peer reviewedBasile, Carole G. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Describes a process of data collection with young children using the outdoors as a mathematical context. The process of data collection and processing introduces children to more abstract mathematics as they sort and classify data, create graphs, compare datasets, examine patterns, and interpret graphical representations. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedJohnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Discusses ways of counting the population, then and now, thanks to Herman Hollerith, who developed the Hollerith tabulating system using punch cards, punch machines, and tabulating machines. (ASK)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedBright, George W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Illustrates how teachers or students can use spreadsheets. Shows the layouts, formulas, and data of two cases: budget manager and data manager. Seven references are listed. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMarek, Edmund A; Cavallo, Ann M. L. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1995
Examines teachers' differing uses of student-gathered data during science investigations. The results show that student language use and concept understanding differed between two different instructional approaches. Suggestions are provided for using student-gathered data in teaching elementary school science. (LZ)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Saif, Philip; Mackall, Philip – 1984
The Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES), a national demonstration school for the deaf in the District of Columbia and part of the Gallaudet College system, continuously updates its curriculum. In 1981, a needs assessment confirmed the need for computers in three areas: (1) administrative functions such as attendance, scheduling, and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedGlenn, Allen D. – Social Studies, 1990
Argues that a democratic citizenry must be technologically literate and able to analyze data to make wise decisions. Illustrates how one Redmond, Washington, sixth grade social studies class used databases to show the changing nature of information and computer applications in social studies units. Stresses the relationship between information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Computer Assisted Instruction
