How "Technical" is Your Home?

Description
This project is designed to investigate the technology that is used in private homes. Students will conduct a home survey to to establish access to televisions, VCRs, computers, radios, CD players, telephones, satellite dishes, microwaves, cassette players, and the internet. Students will compile data and compare it on a spreadsheet using mean, median, mode, range, percent, and ratio comparisons. Graphs will be made to compare the data.

Grade Level: 2-8

Author: Jane E. Rhodes
7jrhodes@3rivers.net

Standards Addressed
NCTM Standards
1. Problem solving
2. Communication
3. Reasoning
10. Statistics
13. Measurement

National Science Education Standards
TEACHING STANDARD B:
Focus and support inquiries while interacting with students.
TEACHING STANDARD D:
Structure the time available so that students are able to engage in extended investigations.
CONTENT STANDARD F:
Science and technology in society.

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