Day: December 12, 2009

I’ve been advocating the use of WeatherBug data in normal classroom exercise for a while.  I’m not sure that it’s caught on, so I decided to start putting together some sample exercises.  This section is that, the examples.  As example, they are “fully worked” meaning I ask questions and then provide answers.  Of course, in …

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The process of calculating an average is not hard, but it can be tedious. So, in math class, the children are often given a set of made-up numbers that make the process easier. In this exercise, you don’t get a break; we’re going to use real data from the WeatherBug at P.S. 102 for December …

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