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Government Spending

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Spend some time with lines of best fit. An informative unit has learners investigate government spending. They research data on poverty, educational spending, social security, and defense spending, and then analyze lines of best fit for the data.

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Concepts

government spending, scatter plots, line of best fit, data analysis, poverty, social security, public education, defense, percent change, venn diagrams

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math

Instructional Ideas

Get together with a social studies teacher to conduct a cross-curricular lesson

Classroom Considerations

Scholars should be familiar with linear regression
Experience with Excel (or other similar spreadsheet program) and PowerPoint is beneficial

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Lists some possible strategies for differentiation
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Common Core

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