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  Impacts on Rural
  America
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  Statistics
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Using Real Data for Science and Math: Examining Watershed Characteristics

1. Introduction to using project-based learning in science and math
2. Background
3. Basic definitions
1. Computational science
2. Modeling
3. Visualization
4. Using simple data analysis and modeling to investigate science and math problems
1. Using simple computer tools - spreadsheets and graphing options
2. Mini-project with predefined exemplar datasets
1. Introduction to watersheds and watershed data
2. Group project introduction
3. Explore the sample datasets
5. Making effective use of Internet resources
1. Major sites for project based learning and computational science
2. Modeling and statistics links

Please contact Al-Azad Iqbal or Steve Gordon for Questions and Comments - Updated 9/5/07