Day 2 Group 3 4/12/16

Last trimester, Rocky convinced me to start every class with a gif, so here is today's:

That is Poppy, my daughter. You will see many gifs of her. She was only 1 month old in this gif, now she is almost 5 months.

Today in class

1. "What's wrong with these charts?" Round-table discussion

2. "Sam Info"

Check out this info graphic. I have been collecting data about myself for my own Feltron project. Then answer these two questions:

Homework

Make sure a PARENT fills out the following:

If you are done and there is time in class, why don't you look at the original Feltron projects?

Also, always feel free to check out Free Code Camp when you are done. It is one of the best projects on the internet, and I think it is a glimpse into the future of education.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/reshma_saujani_teach_girls_bravery_not_perfection

April 12, 2016 at 9:25 AM

Marvin Minsky, AI, Math Education

The audio is too good to make this a gif. So, to be clear, this is the blog post for THURSDAY, 1/28. If you are looking for Tuesday's post, go back a post. I wanted to mention to you all that a mathematician and artificial intelligence researched named Marvin Minsky died on Sunday. Among lots of amazing things he did in his life, he wrote about math education for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project. Here is that article ; I'd like you to read it for homework. Speaking of death, check out this amazing visualization ! Finally, for classwork, I would like you to go back to Tuesday's blog post, and comment on other people's homework. Specifically do you like the charts they chose? Are they interesting? Any feedback? Homework IMPORTANT: Pick which 5 (or more) variables that you will track for the Feltron project. Think about how you will keep track of them - pen and and notebook? The Reporter App? A pedometer? Also, that Marvin Minsky article is really...

Bayesian Probability

Read this. Work Come up with > 3 conditional probability questions that are related to that reading and/or Geometric Probability Sign into Google Make a form with those questions, and any needed explanations / diagrams Post a link to the form in the comments of this blog post Other things which need to be done Make sure your Feltron data is entered Start thinking seriously about your Feltron The originals are a good place to start It will be all on the computer - you don't have to make a poster or print it or anything Examples: Esme Bibi's Things to think about HAVING ENOUGH INFORMATION AND CHARTS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT... however, looks matter too Fonts Colors Just hit space to get another pallet until you find some pairings you like

Bio Homework 3/15

Read this follow up to the movie we watched in class: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/silence-of-the-bees/how-can-you-help-the-bees/36/ and write a 1 paragraph response to the movie and the reading. And remember... study study study! There's a quiz on Wednesday.

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