| Title | Statistics |
| Content Area | Math |
| Grade Level | 9-12 |
| Objective | Students will use information
to compare the occurrence of diabetes deaths at the levels of county, state
and nation. The student will then apply data to create tables, charts, or
graphs using either (rate per 100,000) numbers or percentages. Further practice
will be to create tables comparing ethnic groups, gender, and ages. |
| TEKS | 1A, 1B |
| Materials Needed: | Diabetes Statistics
transparencies Questions on Diabetes Worksheet |
| Time Involved | 30 to 60 minutes |
| Guided Practice | Review of overhead
transparencies on Diabetes Statistics. Reading charts to answer questions |
| Independent Practice | Preparing a graph illustrating
1996 diabetes deaths in the county, state, and nation. |
| Assessment | Answer Key |
| Title | Conversions |
| Content Area | Math |
| Grade Level | 9-12 |
| Objective | The student is expected
to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers and apply data from
tables, charts, and graphs to estimate and find solutions to problems. |
| TEKS | |
| Materials Needed: | Scantrons Conversion Charts Medical Mathematics Relationship Mathematical Calculations Test Mathematical Calculations Test Answer Key |
| Time Involved | 30 to 90 minutes |
| Guided Practice | Explanation of chart
usage Warm-up with the initial problems |
| Independent Practice | Completion of remaining
test problems |
| Assessment | Evaluation of problem
answers |
Questions on Diabetes
1. What is diabetes?
2. Why does it cause death?
3. Are there a lot of people with diabetes?______________ How many? _____________
4. The map shows a range of rates. The rates reflect the number of deaths due to diabetes in every 100,000 people. Which rate category on the map's legend is Texas in?________________
5. What is the specific rate of deaths due to diabetes per 100,000 people in Texas?__________ Which chart did you find that information on?
6. What is the
specific rate of deaths due to diabetes per 100,000 people in the United States?
_____________
Which chart did you find that information on?
7. What is the
specific rate of deaths due to diabetes per 1000,000 people in Guadalupe county?_______________
Which chart did you find that information on?
8. Make a bar graph below to represent the rates of the county, state, and nation.
9. How would you convert the rate per thousand numbers to percentages?
7. Is the specific rate of deaths due to diabetes per 100,000 people different for different ethnic groups? __________
What is the rate
for
Whites_____________________
Blacks_____________________
Asians_____________________
American Indians____________
Hispanics__________________
8. Make a bar graph below to represent the rates of the ethnic groups.