Teach-Stat emphasizes the importance of quantitative literacy at the elementary level. The series includes two professional develop-ment resource manuals. Teach-Stat for Teachers provides teacher trainers with everything needed to run a successful workshop for elementary-school teachers implementing statistics. Teach-Stat for Statistics Educators provides workshop materials to turn participants into teacher trainers. Teach-Stat Activities contains classroom-tested investigations in which students pose a question, collect and analyze data, and interpret the results.
Grades 3-6 investigations include:
-- What Traits Do We Value Most in Friends?
-- How Can We Predict Weather?
Actual classroom scenarios describe how investigations have worked in real classrooms. The math locus of each investigation is clearly stated as are connections to other disciplines. Extension activities and blackline masters also included.