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.