Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ474917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-136X
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Forecast: Changing Mathematics Curriculum and Increasing Pressure for Higher-Level Thinking Skills.
Niess, Margaret L.
Arithmetic Teacher, v41 n2 p129-35 Oct 1993
Presents a unit developed by the 1991 Oregon Mathematics Teachers of Middle School project in which students investigate the average temperature, precipitation, and snowfall in their town using spreadsheets and graphing packages. Students compare the averages over a period of 30 years to a particular year. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Data Analysis, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics, Graphs, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Spreadsheets, Thinking Skills, Units of Study, Weather
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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