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Depicting and Analyzing Data: Enriching Science and Math Curricula through Graphical Displays and Mapping

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.06.02

Unit Guide

Displaying Populations: Jellybeans, Paper and People

Karen A. Beitler

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1. Bajorek, K. (March 31, 2008). Population Studies . Retrieved May 26, 2008, from Environmental Literacy Council Web site: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/30.html

2. Bulaevsky, J. (Nov 1997). Interesting Facts about Population Growth Mathematical Models . Aryctech.org May 25, 2008 from http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_math.html

3. Connelly, M. (2008). Fatal Misconception . Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press. -- how world population policies have shaped populations

4. Diamond, Jared (2005). Collapse . New York, NY: Penguin Books. Societies choice- success or failure

5. Diamond, Jared (1999). Guns, Germs, and Steel . New York, NY: Penguin Books. -- history of why societies have diverse fates

6. Environmental Literacy Council. (2008). Environment and Society . Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/5.html

7. McGinley, M. (2008). Logistic growth . The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved May 16, 2008 from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Logistic_growth

8. Rutherford, F. James, & Ahlgren, A. (1991). Human Society . Science for All Americans Online. Retrieved March 25, 2008, from http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap7.htm

9. TakingItGlobal (2008). Best Practices in Global Education and Collaborative Technologies . Retrieved April 6, 2008, from Taking It Global Web site: http://www.takingitglobal.org/tiged/bpcontents/index.html

10. Tufte, Edward Rolf (2001). The Visual Display of Quantiative Information . Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press.

11. UNESCO, (2006). UNESCO Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future . Global population patterns and trends. Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/TLSF/theme_c/mod13/uncom13t01.htm

12. United Nations Population Fund (1999). The State of the World Population 1999 http://www.unfpa.org/swp/1999/index.htm - populations and peoples choice --

13. United Nations Population Fund (2007). The State of the World Population 2007 , Retrieved April 1, 2008, from http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_eng.pdf - world population data

14. The Global Athletic Shoe (2007). Retrieved May 26, 2008, from University of Minnesota Human Right Resource Center Web site: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/sustecon/others/globalshoe.htm

15. Valentine.R. (2006) Translator. Anishinaabemowin . Retrieved Feb 14, 2007 from http://www.first-ojibwe.net/

16. World Fact book, The. (2008). China . Retrieved June 26, 2008 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/ch.html

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