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Updated Oct. 2007
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Courtenay Middle School Library
Mathematics - Statistics and Probability

Readability levels = easiest, = at approximate grade level, = advanced, = most difficult.
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Table of Contents
. 1. Statistics . 3. Miscellaneous
. ----Building an Understanding----Working with Data----Sports Data----
----Census, Economic, Geographic Data		 . ----Dictionaries/Glossaries----Calculators----Additional Resources.
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. ----Building an Understanding----Activities .  
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Statistics
 (Data Management and Analysis)
BC Math 7 IRP - - Examples : BC Math 8 IRP - - Examples
Readability
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 Building an understanding
1. Handling data (BBC)
2. Mode, median, mean (BBC)
3. Explaining statistics: a tutorial (University of Washington)
4. Using and charting data (mathleague.com)
5. Normal distribution curve (shodor.org)
6. Key terms in statistics (mathgoodies.com)
7. Answers to Middle School statistics questions (mathforum.org)
8. Simple data quiz (glencoe.com)
   
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 Working with data
1. Train race (mean, medium, and range) (BBC)
2. Data collection (BBC)
3. Be a data millionaire: quiz (quia.com)
4. How I spend my day (pie chart tool) (shodor.org)
5. How I spend my day (bar graph tool) (shodor.org)
6. Histogram creator (shodor.org)
7. Oceans of data (mathforum.org)
8. Threatened species and public policy: pdf file (pbs.org)
9. Election poll numbers (learner.org)
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 Sports Data
1. Shadow ball: Ken Burns Baseball (pbs.org) The baseball archieve (baseball1.com)
2. Baseball stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
3. NFL football stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
4. NBA stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
5. NHL stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
6. Soccer stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
7. Golf stats and beyond (Sports Illustrated)
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 Census, Economic and Geographic Data
1. Power from data (Government of Canada)
2. Census Canada teacher-based activities (Government of Canada) 
3. Canadian statistics (Government of Canada)
4. Community data: Courtenay (Government of Canada)
5. E-STAT data (Government of Canada)
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6. Countries at a glance data (U.N. cyberschoolbus)
7. Basic info on nations (U.N. cyberschoolbus)
8. UNICEF data from around the world (U.N.)
9. Map machine: country profiles (National Geographic Society)
10. CIA World Factbook (US Government)
11. El Nino WebQuest (Poway School District, Calif.)
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Probability
(Chance and Uncertainty)
BC Math 7 IRP - - Examples : BC Math 8 IRP - - Examples
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 Building an understanding
1. Probability (BBC)
2. Introduction to probability (mathgoodies.com)
3. Introduction to probability: Powerpoint presentation (Jefferson County, Tennessee)
4. Introduction to probability #2: Powerpoint presentation (classroom.jc-schools.net)
5. Simple probability quiz (glencoe.com)
6. Probability quiz (mathgoodies.com)
7. Middle school probability questions (mathforum.org)
8. Layman's guide to probability theory (peterweb.co.uk)
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 Activities
1. Coin toss (Utah State University)
2. Coin toss - heads in a row (Utah State University)
3. Decisions - stick or switch? (Utah State University)
4. Draw probability (Utah State University)
5. Probability spinner #1 (shodor.org)
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6. Probability spinner #2 (shodor.org)
7. Fish tank (BBC)
8. Yahtzee: single player game (bobo.com)
9. Does he have a chance? (figurethis.org)
10.How could I? (figurethis.org)
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11. Forgot my combination? (figurethis.org)
12. Whose going to win? (figurethis.org)
13. She always wins! (figurethis.org)
14. One die racing game (shodor.org)
15. Probability of a shark attack (mathinthemiddle.org)
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16. Estimator four game (shodor.org)
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3. Miscellaneous
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 Dictionaries and Glossaries
1. Math glossary: A to E - F to J - K to O - P to R - S to Z (BC Ministry of Education, Canada)
2. Math glossary (Ron Blond, Alberta Learning, Canada)
3. Math dictionary for kids (Aussie Schoolhouse, Australia)
4. Mathematics dictionary (Shodor Education Foundation, USA)
5. Dictionary of measurement (University of North Carolina, USA)
6. English-Spanish math dictionary (math2.org)
7. English-French-Spanish math vocabulary
8. Babel Fish translation (altavista.com)
9. Google Translate (google.com)
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 Scientific and Graphing Calculators
1. Using a calculator (BBC)
2. Simple calculator lessons (Missouri Valley Adult Education Association)
3. TI calculator tutorials gateway (Texas Instruments)
4. Graphing calculator tutorials (technicalmath.com)
5. Graphing calculator lessons (Kutztown University)
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 Additional Resources
1. Homework guidelines for mathematics (purplemath.com)
2. Common math mistakes: misconceptions (mathsyear2000.org)
3. Graph paper: pdfs (www.incompetch.com)
4. Graphic organizers (enchantedlearning.com)
5. Math clip art
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