Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ867458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Storms and Water Usage; Swine Flu
Edwards, C. C.; Muttiah, Daniel
Mathematics Teacher, v103 n5 p324-327 Dec 2009
This article offers a contemporary, authentic application of quantitative reasoning based on media clips. Students analyze items from the media to answer mathematical questions related to the article. Volumes, economics, and growth rates of a pandemic are featured in the two clips presented. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Health Education, Economics, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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