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Roscoe, Matt B. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Instead of reserving the study of probability and statistics for special fourth-year high school courses, the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) takes a "statistics for all" approach. The standards recommend that students in grades 6-8 learn to summarize and describe data distributions, understand probability, draw…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Mathematics
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Wanko, Jeffrey J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
This article details an exploration of exponential decay and growth relationships using M&M's and dice. Students collect data for mathematical models and use graphing calculators to make sense of the general form of the exponential functions. (Contains 10 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Models, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
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Mathews, Susann M. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2004
This article describes a mathematical model that connects mathematics with social studies. Students use mathematics to model independent versus convoyed ship deployments and sinkings to determine if the British should have convoyed their merchant ships during World War I. During the war, the British admiralty opposed sending merchant ships grouped…
Descriptors: Retailing, War, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction