Integrated Project Integrated Project Using E-Stat forUsing E-Stat forMathematics and Mathematics and Health & Physical Health & Physical

Education Education

Taking Medicine to Taking Medicine to Relieve HeadachesRelieve Headaches

Presented by: Megan Duff Presented by: Megan Duff and David Briggsand David Briggs

IntroductionIntroduction• In this presentation, we examine the In this presentation, we examine the

frequency of use of medicine among frequency of use of medicine among children to treat headacheschildren to treat headaches– This information can be important to teachers This information can be important to teachers

so that they can get some foresight as to what so that they can get some foresight as to what may happen in his/her classmay happen in his/her class

– This information can be important to teachers This information can be important to teachers as the E-Stat website provides useful as the E-Stat website provides useful information on the topic; info that can be information on the topic; info that can be manipulated by students as part of a Health manipulated by students as part of a Health and Phys Ed, or Mathematics activityand Phys Ed, or Mathematics activity

– This information can be important to students This information can be important to students who wish to see how many other people have who wish to see how many other people have frequent headaches like them, orfrequent headaches like them, or

– This information can provide students with an This information can provide students with an interesting problem to investigateinteresting problem to investigate

Curriculum Expectations Curriculum Expectations Met!Met!

• Having students work on an activity using the E-Stat website, teachers Having students work on an activity using the E-Stat website, teachers can utilize a number of different Ministry of Education curriculum can utilize a number of different Ministry of Education curriculum expectations in two disciplines; Health and Physical Education, and expectations in two disciplines; Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics, specifically in Grade 8Mathematics, specifically in Grade 8

Physical Education ExpectationsPhysical Education Expectations

• ““Students will describe causes and symptoms Students will describe causes and symptoms of stress and positive ways to relieve stress” of stress and positive ways to relieve stress” (Healthy Living; Substance Use and Abuse (Healthy Living; Substance Use and Abuse Strand; Grade 8)Strand; Grade 8)

• ““Apply living skills to respond to matters Apply living skills to respond to matters related to drug use” (Healthy Living; Overall related to drug use” (Healthy Living; Overall Expectations; Grade 8)Expectations; Grade 8)

Math ExpectationsMath Expectations• ““Collect and organize categorical, discrete, or Collect and organize categorical, discrete, or

continuous primary date and secondary date and continuous primary date and secondary date and display the data in charts, tables, and graphs that display the data in charts, tables, and graphs that have appropriate titles, labels, and scales that suit have appropriate titles, labels, and scales that suit the range and distribution of the data, using a variety the range and distribution of the data, using a variety of tools” (Collection and Organization of Data; Data of tools” (Collection and Organization of Data; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)

• ““Read, interpret, and draw conclusions from primary Read, interpret, and draw conclusions from primary data and from secondary data, presented in charts, data and from secondary data, presented in charts, tables, and graphs” (Data Relationships; Data tables, and graphs” (Data Relationships; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)

Using E-Stat to Create Using E-Stat to Create Useful GraphsUseful Graphs

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Use of Medicine to Treat Headaches at 13 years

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One can generate a table through the E-Stat site, import that data into MicrosoftExcel, and generate graphs depicting that data, like below, where we measure howoften 13 year old children used medicine to treat headaches.

E-Stat GraphsE-Stat GraphsThe imported data in Excel can be used to create many different The imported data in Excel can be used to create many different

types of graphstypes of graphs– Useful for having students compare the different types of graphs and Useful for having students compare the different types of graphs and

their characteristicstheir characteristics– Useful for having students evaluate the effectiveness of one type of Useful for having students evaluate the effectiveness of one type of

graph over anothergraph over anotherUse of Medicine to Treat Headaches at 11, 13, and 15 years

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Asking Students Questions Asking Students Questions About The GraphsAbout The Graphs

1.1. Can the second (line) graph be used to Can the second (line) graph be used to interpolate or extrapolate data? How interpolate or extrapolate data? How accurate would those estimates be?accurate would those estimates be?

2.2. After analyzing the two graphs, what After analyzing the two graphs, what can you conclude about the medicinal can you conclude about the medicinal habits of 11, 13, and 15 year old habits of 11, 13, and 15 year old children?children?

3.3. Discuss what factors may contribute to Discuss what factors may contribute to the difference in responses between the difference in responses between males and females in the first (bar) males and females in the first (bar) graph.graph.