The Measuring Your World Series Measuring Your World is a series of five project-based programs on the subject of mathematics, ecology and statistics. The series is designed for 4th through 7th grade students in mathematics, science, and gifted and talented classes. Each tape includes a teacher’s guide with discussion questions, collaborative activities, and mathematical exercises. The videos feature an ecology awareness theme, focusing on the activities of the volunteer organization, Students for a Better Earth, as they use statistics to measure the environmental condition of their community. Subjects covered include: Identify types of pollution. Discuss the importance of recycling. Read, create and interpret tables of statistics. Analyze data to find the range. Analyze data to find the average. Read, create and interpret bar graphs. Read, create and interpret pie charts. Read, create and interpret scatter diagrams. Read, create and interpret run charts. Find the probability of an event. Use random sampling to make predictions. Use probability concepts to solve problems. Interpret statistical patterns. Knowledge is Power: An Introduction To Using Statistics This program explores how statistics are used in the workplace and why they are an everyday part of each of our lives. It introduces how statistics are gathered, how they are summarized and how they are used to make predictions. Follows the organization, Students for a Better Earth, as they use statistics to study the recycling habits of their community. Each volume comes with subject specific teacher's guide. 14 min. K5051 $ 39.95 K5051DVD $ 49.95 Collecting Data: Collecting & Recording Statistics This program explores how to gather statistics through sampling. The various methods for sampling are discussed such as how to organize and record data. It also examines the activities of Students for a Better Earth as they study carpooling, roadside trash and pollution levels. Each volume comes with subject specific teacher's guide. 17 min. K5052 $ 39.95 K5052DVD $ 49.95 Number Crunching: Mathematical relationships of Statistical Data This program discusses mathematical relationships between statistical data such as averages, means, modes, media and how they are calculated. If focuses on how each of these mathematical tools can be used to make predictions about future data. It follows the activities of Students for a Better Earth as they sample air pollution levels of their community. Each volume comes with subject specific teacher's guide. 20 min. K5053 $ 39.95 K5053DVD $ 49.95 Seeing the World Through Numbers: Interpreting Statistical Data This program explores how to interpret statistical data using graphical and mathematical models. The meaning of bell curves and averages are discussed along with skewed data and patterns which form on graphs. Each volume comes with subject specific teacher's guide. 15 min. K5054 $ 39.95 K5054DVD $ 49.95 Predicting the Future: Probability Theory In Statistics This program examines the use of probability theory in statistics and looks at how probability is determined including relative frequency and how to determine the total possible outcomes of an event. It also looks at how to use probability to make predictions about the future behavior of people, events and nature. Each volume comes with subject specific teacher's guide. 16 min. K5055 $ 39.95 K5055DVD $ 49.95 Call Toll-Free (800) 262-8862 Fax orders 24 hours a day to (310) 574-0886 Mail orders: 2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 Copyright © 1998-2003 TMW Media Group. All rights reserved.