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I queried a few days ago about collaborative projects with math teachers. I got a couple of responses and developed my own project, which the math department loved. One that I'd like to do would be to compare the size of each section of my collection with the circulation statistics, to see if they match. If 50% of my collection is FIC, but it gets 75% of the circulation, I need to increase FIC purchases. A couple of sharp students ought to be able to pull this type of thing together in a couple of class periods, but I just don't have the time to do it myself. -- David Lininger, kb0zke MS/HS Librarian Skyline MS/HS Urbana, MO 65767 (417) 993-4226 t i g e r l i b r a r i a n at g m a i l dot c o m I have a math teacher (geometry) who brings her students in to do careers research. They work with the guidance counselor, who shows them a Web site put together by our state, (can’t remember the site, though!), and I have a ton of “Careers for…” books. (Such as, careers for book lovers, careers for drama geeks, careers for loudmouths.) Students spend a few days here on the computers and usingthe books to find information they need to complete the project. Since it’s for a math class, they have to find info like salary, and apply that to basic standards of living to come up with a budget. Hope this helps, ~Ann Carstens Ann Carstens Media Specialist Holy Family Catholic High School And finally, the project I came up with which lines up with Maine's standards: Assignment: Use CultureGrams to find statistical information on ten countries. Choose two factors which you think would be related. For example: Caloric consumption and Life expectancy (male or female) Population and Area Electricity consumption and green house gas emissions Create a table and then use that table to create a scatterplot using DataStudio Find the line of best fit. Write an equation that describes the relationship (slope-intercept form) Do you still think the two factors are linked? Megan Blakemore Westbrook High School Librarian 125 Stroudwater Street Westbrook, ME 04092 207-854-0810 x474 blakemorem@westbrookschools.org I'm reading The Devil's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan. What about you? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------