My last memory of statistics is of first year statistics at McMaster University, where 500 students crammed into TOGO120 and copied overhead notes (that were fully justified and all in CAPS) for 1 hour--3 times a week.
And then we all trudged back to rez to input data into MINITAB.
If only it was more interactive.
If only we had the Internet.
Oh. We do now.
Enter GapMinder. Data visualization at its finest. It's interactive. It's customizable. It allows students to SEE what many of us can't while staring at spreadsheets of numbers.
Check it out.
There are over 400 data indicators to choose from. The curriculum connections are endless....math; geography; environmental science; history; careers etc.
Or for random knowledge acquisition...
...like the number of bad teeth in children as a function of income per person.
Not sure how to use it in the classroom? Check out this quick video...
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