additional resources
Science & CSI: Weaving Science & Math Into Lessons That Teach Kids To Think
Shannon C'de Baca
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into understanding data by using visual tools.
Teacher Learning Models
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Action Research:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/glanz203.cfm
Curriculum Resources
Some sites with information about paper chromatography
http://aa.uncwil.edu/reeves/onlinelabs/Paper%20Chromatography/PaperChromatIntro.html
http://chemlearn.chem.indiana.edu/demos/PaperChr.htm
Candy Chromatography
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/chemistry/institutes/1986/exp3.html
Just For Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml?src=fp
The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://thegateway.org/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
Interactive Web Based Software
Statistical Graphs (Comparisons):
http://math.youngzones.org/stat_graph.html
Cardiovascular System
http://www.innerbody.com/image/cardov.html
Standards
MCREL Compendium of Standards
Setting the Standards for Standards-Based Education
Research
Making Sense of Graphs: Critical Factors Influencing Comprehension
Research article
Understanding Graphs
Math Tools Website
West Ed Use of Data Report in PDF format
What Works In Schools Resources - ASCD
