Generating statistics?? random.org

Mr. Lucas has introduced us to a cool web site. This one is new to me.

It's perfect to help you with the data management and probability strand.

Why? The site has applications that help you create your own random statistics.

Ironically the web site is called random.org.

Click here: random.org

homework for the week of Jan. 19

We spoke about the inauguration activities and facts for tomorrow's presidential swearing in.

To watch the historic Barack Obama inauguration tomorrow go to:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-inauguration-ap-large-htmlpage,0,1460721.htmlpage

or the official web site information is: http://inaugural.senate.gov/2009/

We started Data Management today.

The first concept is mean, median, mode and range.
Here are some games that go along with the concept of data management and probability.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/

also:

Many students continue to rehearse reading their Blue Spruce picture books. We will continue to be reading to the grade 1s. Cole, Sara, Tyler and Gordon read to the 1/2 class.


Read 20 minutes.
We will continue reading and interpreting maps in Language for the novel study Perilous Passage.

We are doing a lesson on Easter Island for Literacy Power.
We will be doing some reading comprehension activities on inventions: magnets, compass and light as well.