Teacher Resources - Level 3 Resources

Digging for Data: The Search within Research

The Graph Club (Version 2.0) Tom Snyder Productions.

Zillions This Consumer Reports website for kids was referenced within the M3 unit. Along with information designed to empower kids to be savvy consumers, it includes resources for teachers

Statistics: Power from Data! is a product from Statistics Canada that will assist readers in getting the most from statistics. This link will take you directly to their chapter on graphing but there is a great more available - check out the Table of Contents. Within the graphing section the Using Graphs and Summary sections are a great review and the Make a graph! link allows you to creat graphs on line.

American Statistical Association's Center for Statistics Education s annual Poster Competition and Project Competition What is a Statistical Project? A statistical project is the process of answering a research question using statistical technique and presenting the work in a written report. What is a Statistical Poster? statistical poster is a display containing two or more related graphics that summarize a set of data, that look at the data from different points of view, and that answer some specific questions about the data.

Exploring Statistics in the Elementary Grades. Book 2 from the American Statistical Association. This intermediate book for students in grades 4 to 8, part two of two book Elementary Quantitative Literacy Project, features investigations applying graphical techniques such as two-way frequency table, box plot, and time plot series. These investigations build on the statistical concepts and vocabulary developed in the related introductory statistics book (geared toward grades K to 3).

Investigating Real Data in the Classroom: Expanding Children's Understanding of Math and Science by Richard Lehrer and Leona Schauble. This book looks at how teachers implement national math and science standards in their classrooms. A collaboration between Richard Lehrer and Leona Schauble (education researchers) and elementary school teachers, these teacher-authored chapters provide insights about how children think and reason as they pose questions, collect data, and build data models to answer their question.

Looking for Data in all the Right Places: A Guidebook for Conducting Original Research with Young Investigators by Alane Starko and Gina Schack. This is an excellent guidebook to help students learn how to gather and analyze data in order to answer research questions. Each chapter includes explanations, examples, and practice activities for different steps of the research process.

Kidbits by Jenny E. Tesar is a visual reference book that presents vital facts and statistics about kids---specifically for kids. Jam-packed with graphs, charts, maps, and clever graphics, 'Kidbits' lets kids see and understand more about the interesting subjects that touch their lives! Reading level: Ages 9-12

Chance, Statistics and Graphs-Handling Data by Rik Carter. The activities in this book give students an opportunity to develop and apply their probability and statistics skills. Included are games that use chance to generate number facts and provide data for discussion and recording.

Bloom, S. J. (1994). Data buddies: Primary-grade mathematicians explore data. Teaching Children Mathematics, 1(2), 80-86.

Bohan, H., & et al. (1995). Problem solving: Dealing with data in the elementary school. Teaching Children Mathematics, 1(5), 256-260.

Botula, M. J., & Ford, M. I. (1997). All about us: Connecting statistics with real life. Teaching Children Mathematics, 4(1), 14-19.

Isaacs, A. C., & Kelso, C. R. (1996). Pictures, tables, graphs, and questions: Statistical processes. Teaching Children Mathematics, 2(6), 340-345.

Jones, G. A., & et al. (1996). Using data to make decisions about chance. Teaching Children Mathematics, 2(6), 346-350.

Karp, K. S. (1994). Telling tales: Creating graphs using multicultural literature. Teaching Children Mathematics, 1(2), 87-91.

Peressini, D., & Bassett, J. (1996). Assessing students through data-exploration tasks. Teaching Children Mathematics, 2(6), 366-371.

Pothier, Y. M., & Nickerson, C. M. (1997). Our heritage: Learning data-management skills meaningfully. Teaching Children Mathematics, 4(2), 82-88.

Scavo, T. R., & Petraroja, B. (1998). Adventures in statistics. Teaching Children Mathematics, 4(7), 394-400.

Urso, J. (1999). What do you like to read? Teaching Children Mathematics, 6(1), 34-37.

Zawojewski, J. S. (1996). Polishing a data task: Seeking better assessment. Teaching Children Mathematics, 2(6), 372-378.