A Teacher's Journal: Gummy Bears in the White House.

Bonsangue, Martin Vern; Pagni, David L.

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ERIC Number: EJ518950

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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A Teacher's Journal: Gummy Bears in the White House.

Bonsangue, Martin Vern; Pagni, David L.

Teaching Children Mathematics, v2 n6 p379-81 Feb 1996

Describes a one-week lesson in which gummy-bears candy was used to illustrate sampling procedures and to generate discussion and questions. Reports data results and students' reactions to problems of representation after holding an election. (MKR)

Descriptors: Graphs, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Instruction, Sampling, Social Studies, Voting

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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