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Higher education math research
Compare and Evaluate Stocks | Stock Market Simulation Activity
Are you looking to help your students learn more about investing and the stock market, but you need some structured activities to help? Perhaps you are playing The Stock Market Game, How the Market Works, Marketwatch, Investopedia, or Personal Finance Lab's stock simulations with your class? This activity will provide research prompts for students to compare popular stocks from the US S&P500. All stocks are listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Students will be asked to find information such as Tic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Probability & Statistics in Baseball Project (Common Core Aligned, AND FUN!)
The problems and activities within this document are designed to assist students in achieving the following standards: 6.SP.B.5, 7.SP.C, HSS.CP.A.2, HSS.CP.A.3, HSS.CP.B.7, HSS.CP.B.9, as well as the standards for mathematics practice and the literacy standards. They are also designed to help the teacher assess the students’ abilities when it comes to working with the ideas within the standards.This document contains the following:A project designed to allow students to investigate theoretical
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Personal Finance: Investing in Real Estate - This Flippin Project
This project introduces students to real estate investing related to flipping houses. Students will complete 4 assignments related to real estate investing about house flipping. This self-directed project encompasses many learning modalities. Students can work independently or in small groups. I have been running this exact project for years, and each year I make changes to reflect current market conditions. This bundle starts with helping students develop foundational knowledge of real estate a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Differentiation Chart
This 13 page pdf contains charts and graphs designed to help teachers differentiate their lessons and units for students with ADHD, Dyslexia, and Asperger's. It also suggests activities and projects to use with students of each of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, VAK, and Felder/ Solomon's Index of Learning Styles. Additionally, it contains charts for Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain, Moffet's Universe of Discourse, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, VAK, Felder and Solomon's Index of Le
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black Mathematicians' Calendar
Celebrate Black History Month by honoring Black Mathematicians and their contributions to the field of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology! This resource introduces you and your students to 28 Black Mathematicians. There is a short 3-5 minute video linked to each image of the 28 mathematicians. Each video will share the impact each mathematician has had in the field or what they do with math in their careers. From astronauts, engineers, artificial intelligence experts to teachers,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Famous Curves Project
This is a project for the first unit of Calculus - right after the students learn the definition of the derivative and how to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph. Students will first choose a famous curve, make a poster of the equation with graph, take the derivative, find the slope of the tangent line and the equation of the tangent line at two points on the graph, they will also find a few things about the history of the curve. The assignment also comes with a rubric to grade it
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
The 57 Bus- Looking at Hate Crime Data
A guided web search on hate crime data from the FBI, CDC, Pew Research Center, and U.S. Census Bureau. Uses reflection questions to make conclusions and predictions about the distribution of hate crimes. The kids are fascinated by the data!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Building_and_Evaluating_Predictive_Models_using_SAS_Enterprise_Miner
BUILDING AND EVALUATING PREDICTIVE MODELS USING SAS MINER ENTERPRISE1. Setting up the project and exploratory analysis 22. Decision tree-based modelling and analysis. Regression-based modelling and analysis. MODEL COMPARISION SAS MINER DIAGRAM FOR THE BMW DATA SETSetting up the project and exploratory analysisB. STATS EXPLOREThe key focus points provided by the stat explorer are following: -• Year has a positive correlation with the price and whereas a higher reading of theodometer has a negativ
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Personal History: An Authentic Learning Genealogy Project
This Multidisciplinary unit enables learners and instructors to make direct connections between themselves and the history around them by tracking their family's history through time and space.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Building and Evaluating Predictive Models using SAS Enterprise Miner-REPORT
BUS5PA PredictiveAnalytics -AssignmentBuilding and Evaluating Predictive Models using SAS Enterprise MinerResearch ReportPredictive analytics uses algorithms and information learning techniques to identify through the use of data, future trends by showcasing what has taken place as part of analyzing, calculating the scenarios for the future. Predictive analysis and modeling are an important tool for businesses and industries as a whole, that is no different for Beta Ltd as a medium for linking
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Career and Budgeting Research Project | Editable | Back to School
*Product updated Aug, 8th, 2023*All the pages are fully editable so that you can adjust them based on your needs. This product includes 50 questions for your students to research and reflect on. This is a great way for students to use their research skills with something that interests them. This 5 page research project can be done at any time of the school year. It is also a great for teachers to get to know their students and their interests. Students can use the internet to search for needed
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Growth Mindset & Grit Lesson
This is a slidedeck with videos, research and a presentation about Growth Mindset and Grit. Perfect to teach to your class or to use in PD.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
CHAIN REACTION Assignment - Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge
Engage your students in a thrilling exploration of physics and engineering with the Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge. In this project, students will design and construct elaborate machines that accomplish simple tasks through complex chain reactions. It's an educational adventure filled with creativity and problem-solving!Engage your students in a thrilling exploration of physics and engineering with the Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge. In this project, students will design and construct elaborat
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Tale of Two Mathematicians - An interactive Play
After my students completed the AP Calculus Exam during my first year of teaching AP Calculus, I continued covering material from our calculus text. However, the students struggled because the material was more difficult and, more realistically, their enthusiasm had diminished significantly after the demanding schedule that led up to the AP Exam. Therefore, I began looking for alternative mathematics that could be used to motivate students and maintain their interest after completing the AP Ex
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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FRENCH Chain Reaction Assignment - Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge
Faites participer vos élèves à une exploration passionnante de la physique et de l'ingénierie avec le Défi de la Machine de Rube Goldberg. Dans ce projet, les élèves concevront et construiront des machines élaborées qui accompliront des tâches simples à travers des réactions en chaîne complexes. C'est une aventure éducative remplie de créativité et de résolution de problèmes!L'évaluation par l'enseignant et l'évaluation par les pairs sont incluses.Les élèves accompliront les étapes suivantes :Co
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Minimum Wage Project
Project-based learning is engaging, reflective, and allows students the opportunity to make connections between school and the real world. This project can be used in a variety of subjects, depending on what additional assignments (if any) you wish to pair this with-- can be used in a math course, history, economics, finance, and/or English. The entire assignment can be previewed before purchase.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Calculus Career Project
Are you looking for an interesting and educational project to give to your Calculus students? You found one! So many times my students have asked what this higher level mathematics can do for them and how they can use it in the future. This project gives the kids an opportunity to not only see how math is used in careers but also what kind of schooling is required and what kind of salaries they can make using mathematics for a living! The project details and scoring rubric is attached!
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Estimating Crowd and Population Size using Jacob's Method
This investigation delves into estimating the size of a large population of objects by taking a sample and applying some basic mathematics. It encourages sharing of data, refining methods of collection of the data and discussion about the accuracy and limitations of the method used.Jacob's Method of counting large numbers of objects is simple. Draw a grid dividing the area covered into equal size squares. Estimate (by counting) the population of one grid then multiply this by the number of squar
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History Month - STEM Powerpoint
This is a PowerPoint presentation that list's famous/non-famous African American mathematicians, engineers, inventors, scientist, etc. I wanted to include Black History Month in my Math class while making it fun and interesting, and this is a great way to do so. It takes about 1-2 min every day to read the slides and I feel as thought the students enjoy it.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Famous Mathematician Research Project
This fantastic project will allow your students to choose a famous mathematician and research interesting facts about the mathematician! The project package includes research questions, rough drafts, and a rubric to save you valuable time.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Real-World Budget Project
This project leads students through creating a real-life budget based on a given salary. The teacher can use a random number generator to assign a salary, then students must calculate their gross and net income and make decisions such as where to live, which car to drive, how much to spend on groceries, and future financial goals based on monthly savings. My classes have really loved this project as it is practical and fun! Students will conduct research and usually come to realize how tough it
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Modern Era Project
Students will have a choice of creating either a magazine, newspaper, or book about the political, social, and economic struggles facing new countries in the 20th and 21st centuries. When they are researching, they should be asking themselves, Is this a ____________ struggle? If yes, this is the content for their project. It’s just that simple!!! Also, the rubric is embedded on the handout!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crime Rate Analysis Assignment
A web based assignment to allow students to calculate the crime rates of various U.S. cities.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Egypt, Word Search Puzzle Worksheet, No Prep Sub Plan, Fun research
Ancient Egypt, Word Search Puzzle Worksheet Has 1 word search with 28 words.Words are from left to right, right to left, up to down and down to up in the word searches.Children across all age groups just love word search challenges. Excellent revision tool, learning spellings, and useful for Early finishers, Homework packet, Sponge activity and Sub plans.May be used for continued activities according to the teacher.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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