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Connect Maths and Social Studies by using real UN data to explore graphing, statistics and data.

Jarrad S.
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Curtin University of Technology
Bentley, Australia
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My Subjects Math
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My Students Liked It Yes
My Students Learned Yes
I Would Recommend It Yes
Setup Time Less than 5 minutes
Great for Homework
Individual
Knowledge gain
Small group
Student-driven work
Great with Advanced learners
How I Use It
Review Han Rosling's many outstanding videos on YouTube or TedTalks. I show the students a graph and then ask students some probing questions "which country has a larger population? Germany or Vietnam?", "which country has a lower income? Canada or Brazil", "Which country has a lower life expectancy? Burma or Peru?" (or any other country pair) Then I ask the students to check if this has always been the case? And from the information, do they think it might swap in the future?
My Take
Incredibly fast and reliable site for large data sets which will interest students with an interest in travel, politics or global citizenship. Student can get lost in the plethora of information, but I suggest letting them get a little lost so they understand the complexities of the world we live in.

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Great visuals, but not the easiest to navigate.
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Amy K.
Cornell Senior High School
Coraopolis , PA
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