References

GEO-Logic: Stream Discharge Rates - Rappahannock River Station part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This webpage from SERC features GEOLogic questions, which are puzzles that were developed to support students understanding of geoscience concepts while challenging them to develop better logic and ...

Two streams, two stories: How Humans Alter Floods and Streams part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this class activity, students determine the discharge of a 100-year flood for two human-impacted streams. This activity supports the quantitative concepts of recurrence intervals, floods and ...

A View from the Back of the Envelope part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website is devoted to different methods of approximation. The site describes using orders of magnitude, scaling, simplifying numbers, exponential notation, and Fermi questions. Included with the ...

A View from the Back of the Envelope: Fermi Questions part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website describes Fermi questions used to make rough approximations. The site contains links to a collection of Fermi questions as well as miscellaneous Fermi question information.

Solving Equations part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This section of S.O.S. MATHematics illustrates the process of solving equations of various forms. It also demonstrates how to check an answer three different ways: algebraically, graphically, and ...

Understanding Mathematics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Peter Alfeld wrote this study guide for undergraduate mathematics students at the University of Utah. Alfeld discusses what it means to understand mathematics rather than just understanding how to ...

Principles and Standards in School Mathematics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics describes a future in which all students have access to rigorous, high-quality mathematics instruction, including four years of high school ...

How Faithful is Old Faithful? Statistical Thinking: A Story of Variation and Prediction part of SERC Print Resource Collection
The authors of this article are exploring the question of what is "statistical thinking" and how do teachers instill this type of thinking in their students. They have found it helpful to ...

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book is a classic outline of how complex information can be presented through graphics, charts, and diagrams. Not only does the book show how to display numeric data graphically, it shows how to ...

Developing Analytical and Communication Skills in a Mock-Trial Course Based on the Famous Woburn, Massachusetts Case part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article discusses a mock trial in which undergraduates serve as expert witnesses and law students serve as their attorneys. The article identifies the trial as an effective vehicle for ...