| The_Latest_in_Home_Edu-tainment__The_Science_Lab Suggestions for lesson plans, activities, and lab projects for teaching science at home. |
| LeisureIdeas Easy science experiments and demonstrations to do at home using readily available materials. |
| Nexus_Research_Group_-_NPBHS New Zealand's only High School based research lab. Volunteers become part of on-going scientific investigations as a researcher, programmer or technician. Interactive pages and fun experiments availab |
| Objective_Design_of_Experiments Commercial software to guide experiment design. |
| PASCO_Science_Experiments Covering physics, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental science, and middle school science. |
| Radiation_Detection Interesting experiments one can perform with homemade radiation detectors, and how to build them. |
| Science_Experiments_Using_Data_Loggers_and_Oscilloscopes A library of physics, chemistry and biology experiments. Examples include measuring the speed of sound, pH of drinks, magnetic induction and the discharge of batteries. |
| Science_Experiments_You_Can_Do A number of reasonably simple experiments and demonstrations that can be performed by kids, teachers and hobbyists. |
| Science_Explorer__Exploratorium Offers many easy-to-do experiments, from creating volcanos to tiny sparks. |
| Science_Fair_and_Project_Ideas A collection of 1850 ideas for science projects and ideas, the site offers advice on undertaking a project, the types of projects, and advice on completing this type of task |
| Science_Hobbyist A growing collection of papers on physical science projects for all ages. |
| Science_made_simple Science projects and experiments. |
| Science_Pioneer Contains experiments for all ages. Science links and project examples. |
| Science_Playwiths Simple science experiments for fun. |
| Science_Project Science projects and kits for all ages. Membership required to view most projects. |
| Science_Toys How to make toys (and projects) that demonstrate scientific principles using simple tools and equipment. |
| Solar_Electric_Panel_Plans Do it yourself instructions for building a low cost, high output, commercial quality, photovoltaic panel for science experiments |
| Some_Things_Dissolve_and_Some_Do_Not Providing instructions for three simple experiments, and links for seventeen lesson plans, the site concentrates on solubility concepts. |
| Vicki_Cobb\'s_Science_for_Kids Some experiments to do. Books which includes these experiments are for sale on the site. |
| Wonderama___Explorations_in_Science_Education Wonderama is a Lansing based company providing assembly and hands-on programs in science and math to students in Michigan. |
| Agrichemical_and_Environmental_News A monthly newsletter of pest management, and environmental issues from Washington State University. Includes IPM, biocontrol, organic, and chemical management of weeds, diseases, insects, and other cr |
| Agrochemical_Discovery__Insect,_Weed,_and_Fungal_Control Applications in modifying plants to provide their own crop protection or enhanced yield and quality are discussed. |
| Alternatives_in_Insect_Pest_Management Provides background information and evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of several alternative products and practices. |
| Animal_and_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service_(APHIS) Part of U.S. Department of Agriculture. Site provides extensive information on animal and plant health/disease topics, USDA regulations, control of invasive species, agricultural chemicals, and relate |
| Biting_Flies Offers flytraps, as an effective and environmentally friendly way to reduce horse fly and deer fly populations. Wisconsin. |
| Center_for_Plant_Health_Science_Technology The scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Works to identify and evaluate pathways used by in |
| Consortium_for_Integrated_Management_of_Stored_Product_Insect_Pests Proposals, reports and results of a project funded by the USDA to develop technologies for stored product insect management. |
| Department_of_Entomology_at_Volcani_ARO Descriptions of the research undertaken in insect management, taxonomy, ecology, toxicology and control. |
| Ecologically_Based_Pest_Management Describes cultural and biological pest control methods. |
| Entomology_Program_and_Laboratory Research related to pest insects in the southwest Florida agricultural community at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida. |
| Environmental_Pest_Control Biological alternatives to the use of poisonous chemicals. Site provides contact details. |
| Featured_Creatures Large collection of information sheets on insects, arachnids, and nematodes occurring in Florida, arranged by common name, scientific name, and crop or habitat. |
| Insect_Investigations_Ltd Information on product testing and development for the pest management industry. |
| Insecticide_Resistance_Action_Committee_(IRAC) Information about what IRAC is with useful links, news and up coming events. |
| Kirk_Hillier At University of Utah. Describes his research into insect chemical ecology, behavior and the production and perception of pheromones. |
| Links_to_The_Best_Mosquito_Sites_on_The_Web List of links recommended to anyone interested in mosquito entomology, mosquito control or just plain mosquito facts. |
| LOEWE_Phytodiagnostica Offers high-quality reagents for the detection of plant diseases, and diagnostic testing services. |
| Microbial_Pest_Control Summarizes major issues of biologically based pest control and profiles current products and strategies shaping the market. |
| National_Agricultural_Pest_Information_System_(NAPIS) The database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and is maintained by the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS). |
| Natural_Pest_Control Links and information regarding natural pest control and environment friendly alternatives to chemicals. |
Quick Index Acknowledgements Assessment Boxplots Confidence Intervals Curve Fitting Datasets Dotplots Histograms Hypothesis Testing Introduction to Exploring Data Linear Regression Looking for Patterns Measures of Location Measures of Spread Normal Distribution Normal Plots Probability Read Me First! Resources Sampling Scatterplots Stemplots 
Rex Boggs Glenmore SHS PO Box 5822 R'ton Mail Centre Rockhampton, Q Australia 4702 Welcome to the Exploring Data website. This website provides curriculum support materials for teachers of introductory statistics.Read Me First! What's here, and how to find it. Also copyright information. Introduction to Exploring Data Statisticians do it! And so should you. Looking for Patterns The most valuable feature of a dataset may be that which is unexpected. Looking at the data in a variety of ways may reveal interesting and surprising patterns. Stemplots All you need to know about this useful graphical display. Activities, worksheets and extension material are available from this page. Dotplots Dotplots are often the neglected cousin in the family of graphical displays of data. But they are easy to construct and can tell us much about a dataset. Histograms Histograms are very useful, but care needs to be taken in constructing and interpreting them. Remarkably, research about histograms is still being conducted. Measures of Location So you think the mean, median and mode are boring? Well, maybe, but there are some interesting little side alleys to this topic that are worth exploring. Measures of Spread Visit here, and you will learn about some vary useful statistics. Boxplots Visit this page and you may possibly learn more than you ever wanted to know about boxplots. Normal Plots Not included in Queensland syllabuses, a normal plot of a dataset shows at a glance if a dataset is approximately normally distributed. A very useful display to put in your display cabinet. Scatterplots When working with bi-variate data, the absolutely first thing a statistician does is construct a scatterplot. So the absolutely first thing a student working with bi-variate data should do is construct a scatterplot. Assessment Some nice assignments and test questions are available here. Datasets Students should work with real data. So here is some, available in tab-delimited, Excel 4.0 and NCSS 6.0 Jr formats. Resources A smallish collection of the best resources available for teaching and learning statistics. In my opinion. Linear Regression Linear regression has the potential to integrate the topics of Introduction to Function and Applied Statistical Analysis in Maths B. This page explains how it can be done. Normal Distribution Discover the link between the 1.5*IQR Rule and the normal distribution, and why you should use light bulbs to burn those traditional statistics textbooks. Probability Probability is a wonderful subject to teach! There are so many activities for teaching concepts, puzzles and problems with non-intuitive answers and a variety of contexts for the exercises. This page contains a small collection. Sampling Contains a nice little activity - the JellyBlubbers - which was modified from a problem in a leading textbook which was modified from an activity in Activity Based Statistics. And the original activity started as a bucket of rocks on the desk of a statistics teacher. An activity with impeccable lineage. Confidence Intervals Are you 95% confident that you can correctly teach your students the correct meaning of confidence intervals? Hypothesis Testing Teaching students to understand hypothesis testing is a difficult business indeed. This page contains some activities that will give students some hands-on experiences with the underlying concepts. Curve Fitting Contains Anscombe's famous dataset, and a comprehensive manual on using technology to fit functions to data. Acknowledgements The many people who have taught me about statistics. 