1.3+Getting+the+Message+Across+0910

11/17/09  SH  Block 7E   **__Big Idea: __** Many important practical and mathematical applications involve comparing quantities of one kind or another; it is important to know which method to use and how we should use them.  **__Essential Question:__** //What methods are there for comparing quantities? // //**__Notes: __**////State clearly which age group it is. // //Suppose you were asked to write a news story about the popularity of camping in the United States based on the data in the table. // HEADLINE: ‘’Older people go camping more than the younger people’’ FIRST LINE: Younger people getting attached to modern technology and detached from nature? 21,304,000 younger people (age group-12 to 17) goes out camping.  26,650,000 almost middle aged people (age group- 18 to 24) goes out camping. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The difference between the almost middle aged people (18 to 24) and the younger people is 5,346,000 <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More middle aged people (age group- 25 to 34) goes out camping. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The difference between the middle aged people (age group-25 to 34) and almost middle aged people (age group-18 to 24) is 15,158,000 <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">22.40% of people from the age group of 12 to 34 go camping twice a year. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A. What headline would you use for your story? What would your first sentence be? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">B. Write five statements you could use in your story to compare the popularity of camping among people in the three age groups. In each statement, be clear about which age group you are comparing. Your comparisons should be specific and based on mathematics. **
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Follow Up: __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the data, what percent people from age 12 to 34 go camping at least twice a year? **