Monday, December 21, 2009

School Test Scores


Dark blue = W B Saul High School For Ag Sciences
Light blue = Philadelphia City School District
Gray = Pennsylvania
 

Which school had the highest overall scores?

Which subject are more students proficient at?
 

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Life of a Star



What do all stars form from?

What type of star will become a Red Giant?

What Type will become a Red Supergiant?

Which type of star will end its life by becoming a black hole?

Our sun is an average star. Will it eventually become a neutron star or a white dwarf?

Saturday, December 19, 2009

H-R Diagram



What color are the hottest stars?

What color are the coolest stars?

What type of stars are the most luminous?

What type are the least luminous?

Friday, December 18, 2009

Minard's Map

 

This chart describes Napoleon's march to and from Moscow and is famous for representing a large amount of information in a small space.

The thickness of the lines represents the number of soldiers.

What happened to the number of soldiers over the course of their march to and from Moscow.

What relationship can you see between temperature and the number of soldiers?

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Different Types of Religious Services

Different Types of Religious Services
From http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/12/14/pew-half-of-americans-who-attend-religious-services-go-to-more-than-one-place.html

Choose some or all of the information above and make a chart or graph to represent it.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Carbon Emission and Transportation Mode


From http://mobikefed.org/2008/04/reduce-your-carbon-emissions-to-zerop.php

How many pounds of CO2 per passenger mile are emitted by the average car with a solo driver? By a carpool with 3 people?

Compare the emissions by buses and intercity trains.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Fertility vs Age



Which age group is most likely to get pregnant?

As women get older, they are _____ likely to be able to get pregnant.