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edition:Paperback
category: Education
published: Jan 2007
ISBN:9781553791041
publisher: Portage & Main Press

Data Management and Probability, Grade 2

by Jennifer Lawson

tagged: mathematics
Description

This module focuses on collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting primary data using tally charts, concrete graphs, pictographs, line plots, and simple bar graphs. Emphasis is also placed on investigating probability in everyday situations and simple games. Also included: • Materials lists; • Activity descriptions; • Questioning techniques; • Problem-solving examples; • Activity centre and extension ideas; • Assessment suggestions; and • Activity sheets and visuals. All modules include a list of children's books and websites related to the mathematics topics introduced, a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Mathematics program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the skills that students use and develop during mathematics inquiry), and a classroom assessment plan and record-keeping templates.

About the Author

Jennifer Lawson

Jennifer is the originator and program editor on all of the Hands-On series. She is completing her PhD in educational leadership at the University of Manitoba, and teaching in the Faculty of Education. She is a former classroom teacher, resource/special education teacher, consultant, and principal. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, Barry, and sons, Devon and Jeremy.
Contributor Notes

Jennifer Lawson, PhD, is the originator and senior author of the Hands-On series in all subject areas. Jennifer is a former classroom teacher, resource/special education teacher, consultant, and principal. She now teaches in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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