Estimation

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.05.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Mathematical Background
  4. Strategies
  5. Lesson Plans
  6. Notes
  7. Appendix 2: Implementing District Standards Mexico Content Standards
  8. Teacher Resources
  9. Student Resources
  10. Websites

Crunching Numbers for Lunch

Sharyn Fisher Gray

Published September 2008

Tools for this Unit:

Websites

Algalita Marine Research Foundation

http://www.algalita.org/

Junk: Sailing to Hawaii on 15,000 Plastic Bottles and a Cessna 310

http://www.junkraft.blogspot.com/

Kid's Energy Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/landfiller.html

Ocean Gybe: Educational Sites and Media Related to Ocean Pollution and the Great Pacific Gyre:

http://www.oceangybe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=71

Recycle-Reduce-Reuse search engine:

http://www.42explore.com/recycle.htm

Teaching Mathematics with Children's Literature

http://fcit.usf.edu/math/resource/bib.html

The Ethical Artifact on Trash

http://alphabet-city.org/issues/trash/articles/the-ethical-artifact-on-trash

The Reading Lady:

http://readinglady.com/mosaic

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/

Wise Geek:

http://www.wisegeek.com/how-much-garbage-does-a-person-create-in-one-year.htm

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