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Mathematics Lesson Plans
 Introduction to scales and map interpretation
 | Interpreting pictures and scale |
| Working with ratios |
| Building a map of a known location |
| Calculating areas and perimeters of invaded marsh
(different shaped objects) |
| Calculating rates of expansion from measured data |
How fast is the
invasion?
| Using mapping
and scale to solve real world problems |
| Using measurements of
distance and time to calculate rates |
| Extrapolating
from an existing set of data to predict future trends. |
| Calculating
areas of regular shapes (rectangle, oval) in order to solve real world
problems |
| Calculating
percent in the context of a real world problem |
| Use of
critical thinking skills to assess patterns observed within a data
set |
Quadrat sampling
| Collecting data on species diversity and abundance in
a map of a series of model marshes |
| Working with averages (mean, mode, median), range and
percentages |
| Creating meaning for mathematical ideas like density
and rates |
Effective Graphing
Part 1 and Part 2
| Reviewing which graph to use in what context and why |
| Reviewing independent and dependent variables
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| Applying this to determining which variable is X
versus Y |
| Assessing whether a variable is continuous or
discrete |
| Graphing data collected in previous day's classes
(rates, diversity, abundance, relationships)
 Pie
charts
Bar
charts
Scatter plots
Line graphs
Image source:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/KAD/expert_panel/2mathgr.gif
Last updated July 2009
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wholly or in part by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under assistance agreement
NE97262206 to Georgian Court University, it has not gone through the Agency's
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necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no
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