By the final years of high school, something begins to change. For many students, curiosity gives way to routine. Learning becomes increasingly focused on completing assignments, preparing for exams, and earning grades. The sense of wonder that comes so naturally in childhood (remember that feeling?) can slowly be replaced by simply getting through the next semester. Recent research highlights some of the challenges students face in today's classrooms. According to...
Read MoreApplying Statistics to TGS Habits
Inspired by a visit from WWF International president Yolanda Kakabadse, math teacher Ambika Dani developed a statistics project for her students – to replicate the powerful videos in Sra. Kakabadse’s presentation. In these videos, students learned how many liters of water are necessary to create a typical latte in the morning. Yuan Yuan, Russell, and Hudson took this idea and applied it to the school’s operations, putting our laundry under the proverbial microscope. They developed mathematical calculations to conclude TGS’ water consumption within a year and proposed solutions for the issue investigated.
How does this put your own water consumption into perspective?
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