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| Math Forum Data Library |
| The
Data Library contains lists of ongoing data-sharing projects as well
as downloadable Clarisworks spreadsheets and other sources of data
on the web. |
| Dinosaur Data Files |
| These
dinosaur data files have been designed so that they can be printed out
and photocopied for educational use in the classroom, at home or in
the Museum itself. We have also created some suggestions for activities
you may like to try, and a spreadsheet file in Excel format containing
much of the data in these data files for further classroom work. |
| The Data Story and Library |
| DASL is
designed to help teachers locate and identify data files for teaching. |
| Population Estimates |
| Quick Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau gives easy access to data about people, businesses and geography. |
| American Fact Finder |
| A great resource for population, housing, economic and georgraphical data in tables for the U.S., states, counties, cities and zipcodes. Maps are a great resource for visual data as well. |
| U.S. Fact Finder - Kids Corner |
| Age appropriate
site for the younger students to obtain census data and learn many
facts about their states. Online quizzes test students knowledge of
basic census information. |
| Fact Monster - A great source for your students to search for data in many areas! |
| Your Nation - Students can compare different modifiers from two countries to compare and contrast data. Summary reports as well as ranking reports can be generated at this interactive site. |
| The World Fact Book - Created by the CIA, this database contains information on countries and territories. Searchable by countries this site provides descriptions, geography, people and goverment facts. |
| KIDS COUNT |
| All data
from the 2002 KIDS COUNT data book are now available through our interactive
online database. Check this one out! |
| National Climatic Data Center |
Claims to be the largest archive of weather data. The spotlight and extreme weather and climate events links contain easily read information. |
| Historical Tornado Data |
Data concerning many aspects of tornadoes across the United States from 1950 through 1997. Information concerning, occurrences, deadliest and costliness are shown by charts, graphs and maps. |
| Real Time Weather Data |
The is a listing of weather sites that contain vast amounts of information that can be collected, categorized and classified to communicate by way of charts and graphs. |
| Roller Coaster DataBase |
The rcdb contains statistics on 652 roller coasters from 251 parks located in 3 countries. There are 751 pictures in the database. Searches, advanced searches or a random feature displays lots of useful data to crunch and compare. |
| CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| A vast resource relating to disease, health and vital statistics. The National Center for Health Statistics resides at this website. |
| The USDA Database Nutrient Database Listing |
| Over
5,000 food items are listed! Nutrient values are given for 100
gram proportions as well as two serving size proportions. |
| Dole Five A Day |
| A
great site for the younger student to obtain data about the nutritional
values of fruit and vegetables. An interactive version allows students
to sort by weight, calories, fiber and some nutritional values. |
| Fast Foods Fact Finder |
| This is a place where students can gather data on fast food and compare it to a healthier meal. |
| Public Schools Directory |
| Find data information and statistics about U.S. schools. Information is gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
