Thanksgiving  Games

Thanksgiving Table Logic

Turkey Swap

Turkey Run

You will have to open Turkey Run in Rover.  It requires Flash.

The Coolest Turkey

Thanksgiving Sudoku

Thanksgiving Word Jumble

Turkey Pardon

Yesterday we learned that for data to be MEANINGFUL, it must be organized, neat, labeled, and useful to someone. Let's watch this video for ideas and review.

Now let's practice together.

This is data from a made up school to help us practice together.  Some of you will be working with me, some with a small group of 3 and some with a partner.  Your job is to listen and follow directions quickly and quietly. 

Monday, November 12
1.1

What is data?
* Pieces of Information

How do we collect data?
*Counting something
*Measuring something
*Doing experiments

Who uses data?
*Everyone!
*Mathematicians and Scientists and others collect data.  They have to think hard about what data will give them the information they want.

Why do we need organization of data?
*Data can be meaningless if it is not organized correctly.

Today we are going to look at data about where we like to eat.

1.2
Developing classifications to organize  categorical data
Organizing categorical data in different ways to answer different questions

Categorical Data:  data that is put into categories; usually uses words and not numerals.