This five-lesson unit is designed to give students a flavor of what the study of economics is about, to strengthen mathematical concepts the students already know, to allow them to experience the interrelationship between the two fields of mathematics and economics and to experience success and enjoyment. Topics of instruction include: (1) types…

In order to investigate the nature of character portrayals in U.S. television commercials, a content analysis was done on a random sample of 2,604 U.S. television commercials which were videotaped in March 1981. This analysis included both demographic characteristics and more subtle aspects of gender differences, such as concerns, relationships…

This report consists mainly of data tables and graphs that present a variety of financial statistics on Canadian elementary-secondary education, up through and including 1975. The report is divided into five sections. The first three sections deal separately with consolidated elementary-secondary education expenditures, school board financial…

An activity sequence is described. Several aspects of a population problem are developed using isoperimetric graph paper and symmetry principles to derive general rules. (SD)

The purpose of this exploratory, descriptive study was to examine how children process different tasks of comprehension presented in graphical form. During the Spring 1981, 8 fourth graders and 9 seventh graders were interviewed. The children were presented with graphs accompanied by six questions reflecting three levels of comprehension:…

Five demographic myths related to education pose dangers to educational planning and thinking. The first myth says the return of service personnel after World War II caused the baby boom. Actually the baby boom began in 1939 and was not related to service personnel. The second myth claims the Great Depression decreased the birth and fertility…

This is part one of a three-part School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) textbook. This part contains the first five chapters including: (1) Analytic Geometry, (2) Coordinates and the Line, (3) Vectors and Their Applications, (4) Proof by Analytic Methods, and (5) Graphs and Their Equations. (MK)

This technical project report provides the National Science Foundation with information regarding the substantive achievements of the Social Science Education Consortium's project QUESST (Quantitative Understanding To Enhance Social Science Teaching). The report begins with a discussion of materials development and project publicity. Thirty-three…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include periodicity, graphs, angles, vectors, formulas, tables, waves, and applications. (MP)

This is one in a series of manuals for teachers using SMSG high school supplementary materials. The pamphlet includes commentaries on the sections of the student's booklet, answers to the exercises, and sample test questions. Topics covered include definitions, parallel and perpendicular lines, distance formula, midpoint formula, linear equations,…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include a three dimensional coordinate system, distance formula, the equation of a plane, first…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include absolute value, addition and multiplication in terms of absolute value, graphs of absolute…

This is one in a series of SMSG supplementary and enrichment pamphlets for high school students. This series is designed to make material for the study of topics of special interest to students readily accessible in classroom quantity. Topics covered include planar graphs, chains, and trees. (MP)

A REVIEW OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF TITLE I, THIS BOOKLET IS LARGELY A COLLECTION OF TABLES, GRAPHS, AND MAPS. DURING THIS YEAR, 17,500 LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES EXPENDED $987,596,000 FOR 22,200 PROJECTS WHICH SERVED 8,299,900 CHILDREN. (AF)

This report consists mainly of data tables and graphs that present a variety of financial statistics on Canadian elementary-secondary education, up through and including 1975. The report is divided into five sections. The first three sections deal separately with consolidated elementary-secondary education revenues and expenditures, school board…