| HANDOUTS
FOR YOUR REFERNCE |
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| Homework
Rubric |
Portfolio |
Writing
Rubric |
| DAY 2 ARTICLES (used throughout the semester) | ||
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BP
spill costs |
Reinvent
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| DAILY
NOTES, ACTIVITIES AND HOMEWORK |
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| Week | Tuesday
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Thursday
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| Week 1 | Estimation
& % Application Homework: CHECKLIST *Think Ahead about % and % estimation (answers here) *Worst Social Stastic Ever pp. 1-4 |
Estimation, Why Quantative Literacy,
Making sense of %
Class activities: *using your percent sense *percent puzzles 1 Homework: CHECKLIST *Context Assignment *Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood *Review of Percents worksheet |
| Week 2 |
Estimation & Relative and
Absolute Change
Class activity: Artful Analysis (full comparison list) Homework: CHECKLIST *Weasel Words Rip My Flesh *Writing the Context Assignment |
Estimation,
Writing Comparisons & Relative and Absolute
Change |
| Week 3 |
Estimation, writing
comparisons & computations with %
Class activity: Puzzling percents 2 Quiz 1 Homework: CHECKLIST *Percent Change/Comparisons |
Estimation, Shifting
reference values
Homework: CHECKLIST *Artful Analysis Report |
| Week 4 |
Fact vs Interpretation and
Concept Maps
Homework: CHECKLIST *Fact vs Interpretation worksheet *Mine Safety article |
Estimation, % problem solving
Class activity: Cost of Living Homework: CHECKLIST |
| Week 5 |
Graphs
Class activity: Quiz #2 Key Quantitative Facts (from articles) Homework: CHECKLIST *Making inferences from graphs package *Mine safety assignment |
Misleading
Graphs |
| Week 6 |
Mean & Median
Class activity:meaning of mean Homework: CHECKLIST *Fathom Homework *Directions for accessing fathom |
Mean & Median Class activity:
Lake Wobegon problem solving Homework: CHECKLIST *Quantitative Literacy Concept Map *Rubric for concept map |
| Week 7 |
Statistical Studies
Class activity: Rectangles Homework: CHECKLIST *Mercola article *Mercola assignment *Day 13 homework |
Evaluating
Statistical studies Class activity:
Rectangles Lawsuit Problem Homework: CHECKLIST *Diet Soda article *Day 14 homework EXTRA CREDIT HOMEWORK (see substance abuse report on day 15) |
| Week 8 |
Corrleation & Causation
Class activity:Quiz #3 Homework: CHECKLIST *Substance Abuse Report *Substance Abuse Article |
Introduction to Inferential
Statistics
Class activity:Fair Coin Homework: CHECKLIST *Pollsters need cell phone users article *Pollsters assignment |
| Week 9 |
Confidence Interval/margin of
error
Class activity: Homework: CHECKLIST *Technology brings connection *Day 17 Homework *Monticello Report *Is cancer Utah mill's legacy article *Day 17 Monticello homework |
Confidence
Interval/margin of error |
| Week 10 |
Analyzing studies
Class activity: Firefighters Monticello Report Homework: CHECKLIST *day 19 homework about Monticello *Inferential statistics concept map |
Analyzing studies
Class activity: Homework: CHECKLIST *Monticello Reading |
| Week 11 |
Wrap of Statistics;
Exponential Introduction
Class activity: Flexible Spending (part 1) Homework: CHECKLIST *flexible spending part 2 |
Savings and Investments
Class activity:Intro to exponential Homework: CHECKLIST *Investment Reading reading *Investment Reading assignment *Reflection on Substance Abuse *Portfolio Assessment |
| Week 12 |
Savings and
Investments
Class activity: Investment sort Homework: CHECKLIST *Exploring types of investments *Reading assignment *Spending tomorrow's money today reading *New Credit Card Laws reading |
Investments/Credit Cards
Class activity: Minimum payment activity Homework: CHECKLIST *Undergrads relying on credit card reading *Undergrads relying on credit card assignment |
| Week 13 |
Loans/Internet Resources
Class activity:Credit car activity Homework: CHECKLIST *debt vs cash article *intro to mortgages reading |
Mortgages
Class activity:Online mortgage assignment Homework: CHECKLIST *housing market article *Time article homework *rethinking home ownership |
| Week 14 |
Personal Fiscal
Class activity:Quiz 4 Homework: CHECKLIST *Day 27 Homework *Effective Strategies (Fiscally Fit) *Chase Slate *Bankamericard Cash |
Personal Fiscal/Final Review
Class activity:Final review Homework: CHECKLIST |
| Week 15 | Wednesday,
April 30th 7:30 - 9:30am NH 160 |
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