Integrated Project Using E- Stat for Mathematics and Health & Physical Education Taking Medicine to Relieve Headaches Presented by: Megan Duff and David Briggs

Introduction In this presentation, we examine the frequency of use of medicine among children to treat headachesIn this presentation, we examine the frequency of use of medicine among children to treat headaches –This information can be important to teachers so that they can get some foresight as to what may happen in his/her class –This information can be important to teachers as the E-Stat website provides useful information on the topic; info that can be manipulated by students as part of a Health and Phys Ed, or Mathematics activity –This information can be important to students who wish to see how many other people have frequent headaches like them, or –This information can provide students with an interesting problem to investigate

Curriculum Expectations Met! Having students work on an activity using the E-Stat website, teachers can utilize a number of different Ministry of Education curriculum expectations in two disciplines; Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics, specifically in Grade 8Having students work on an activity using the E-Stat website, teachers can utilize a number of different Ministry of Education curriculum expectations in two disciplines; Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics, specifically in Grade 8 Physical Education Expectations “Students will describe causes and symptoms of stress and positive ways to relieve stress” (Healthy Living; Substance Use and Abuse Strand; Grade 8)“Students will describe causes and symptoms of stress and positive ways to relieve stress” (Healthy Living; Substance Use and Abuse Strand; Grade 8) “Apply living skills to respond to matters related to drug use” (Healthy Living; Overall Expectations; Grade 8)“Apply living skills to respond to matters related to drug use” (Healthy Living; Overall Expectations; Grade 8)

Math Expectations “Collect and organize categorical, discrete, or continuous primary date and secondary date and display the data in charts, tables, and graphs that have appropriate titles, labels, and scales that suit the range and distribution of the data, using a variety of tools” (Collection and Organization of Data; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)“Collect and organize categorical, discrete, or continuous primary date and secondary date and display the data in charts, tables, and graphs that have appropriate titles, labels, and scales that suit the range and distribution of the data, using a variety of tools” (Collection and Organization of Data; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8) “Read, interpret, and draw conclusions from primary data and from secondary data, presented in charts, tables, and graphs” (Data Relationships; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)“Read, interpret, and draw conclusions from primary data and from secondary data, presented in charts, tables, and graphs” (Data Relationships; Data Management and Probability Strand; Grade 8)

Using E-Stat to Create Useful Graphs One can generate a table through the E-Stat site, import that data into Microsoft Excel, and generate graphs depicting that data, like below, where we measure how often 13 year old children used medicine to treat headaches.

E-Stat Graphs The imported data in Excel can be used to create many different types of graphs –Useful for having students compare the different types of graphs and their characteristics –Useful for having students evaluate the effectiveness of one type of graph over another

Asking Students Questions About The Graphs 1.Can the second (line) graph be used to interpolate or extrapolate data? How accurate would those estimates be? 2.After analyzing the two graphs, what can you conclude about the medicinal habits of 11, 13, and 15 year old children? 3.Discuss what factors may contribute to the difference in responses between males and females in the first (bar) graph.