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Today, students will use databases to search for particular
information and to sort information in both ascending and descending order.
This is the perfect opportunity to help students draw inferences by combining
the facts they uncover in the database with their own background knowledge
and opinions. Encourage students to take on the role of a detective, using
clues from the database to draw conclusions, make reasonable predictions,
establish connections, and form opinions. Print
and reproduce this activity sheet to help students organize their thoughts
and reflect upon the facts.
Feel free to use the following suggestions
to extend the activities in Step 2.
- Use the Roller
Coaster Database in Math Class! Switch from using English to Metric measurement.
Simply click on Metric at
the bottom of the left column in the Record Holders Report Options
screen.
- Use Xpeditions
Atlas: Maps Made for Printing and Copying to enhance the database
graphing activity with Nation Master (Compare Nations).
Students can find and mark the countries they are comparing in the database, recording the country's population on the map. You
could also ask students to use the database to identify the 5 countries
with the most people, then locate those countries on a map for a visual
comparison of population to land mass. Further encourage students to
use the database to discuss possible relationships between richer countries
and life expectancy or population size and income differences, while
noting the location on the map.
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