Daily Archives July 11, 2015

Number Notation

During today’s talk you will need to write down many numbers. Some of these will be expressed as whole numbers, some as percentages, some as fractions, and some as ratios. Let’s do a little practice before the lecture...

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The Population

A. Discussion

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• Do these pictures match your idea of the makeup of the U. S. population?

• Do you think the pictures reflect the racial diversity of the coun­try accurately?

• Do you think there are more old people or young people in th...

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SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING

Discussion: Question students briefly about the photographs to get them to focus on them and to introduce the topic. Then discuss the questions as a class. Write important vocabulary on the board, if time permits...

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CHAPTER OUTLINE

Provided below is an explanation of the purpose of each part of a full chapter, which requires about three 50-minute periods to complete. (Teachers who opt to do Pursuing the Topic will need additional periods.)

Discussion: to introduce the topic, to stimulate students’ curiosity, and to begin establishing...

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To the Teacher

Teachers will find that Noteworthy offers both stimulating topics for study and great versatility. Any one of its three major goals can be emphasized to fit the needs of different classes...

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