Capture - Recapture
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- Aug 7 2010 10:01 PM
Rita Nutsch
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In this lesson, students experience an application of proportion that scientists actually use to solve real-life problems. Students learn how to estimate the size of a total population by taking samples and using proportions. The ratio of "tagged" items to the number of items in a sample is the same as the ratio of tagged items to the total population.
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Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Algebra & Functions, Mathematics, Number Sense