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Tetradice
An unusual kind of dice will help students learn more about statistics and probability.
| Subject: Mathematics Topics: Probability and Statistics Grades: 4 - 8 Concepts: - Equilateral - Isosceles - Vertex - Probability - Sample size - Frequency distribution graph Knowledge and Skills: - Can describe a polyhedron in terms of “faces”, “edges” and “vertices”. - Can represent and interpret numerical data in chart and graph form. - Can create a frequency distribution graph - Understands the importance of "sample size" as it relates to experimental accuracy. |
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Tornado Chase
With an average energy of roughly 1 million pounds of TNT, tornados are one of nature’s most powerful phenomena. And while atmospheric scientists know a great deal about tornados, such as the conditions in which they are most likely to form, no one yet understands exactly what makes a tornado or how to accurately predict their creation.
Running time 2:45 minutes.
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