Monthly Archives: March 2018

Chapter 9

I would consider this pie chart to be a good representation of how a pie chart should look and function. The only problem with it is that if the viewer has never read The Odyssey, it may be hard to … Continue reading

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Longwood University students in collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Pestka II publish in the Visual Physics section of The Physics Teacher.

Longwood University dual degree engineering student Rebecca Skelton (18) and recent physics graduate Chelsea Dandridge (17) in collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Pestka II produced the Egg bounce! The work, published in the Visual Physics section of The Physics Teacher, is … Continue reading

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New DVDs for Spring!

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Friday, March 16

The highlight of our Friday morning today was an exciting walk to campus to play at “The Beach” (a.k.a. the volleyball courts between Stubbs Hall and the student union.) Our full-day students have visited the beach several times with Miss … Continue reading

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Chapter 9

In Chapter 9, different types of charts were discussed. One focused on within this post is a pie chart. This below pie chart represents a few ways that this form of an infographic relays information visually to the reader/viewer. This … Continue reading

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Pie Chart

Happy day after Pi day. That word makes me think of dessert. Are we talking dessert? No. We’re talking stats. This chart depicts my roommates cats. I accidentally kicked one off my bed last night. Terrifying. A pie chart is … Continue reading

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Thursday, March 15

Our study of mail continued today as we collaborated on a plan to construct a mailbox for Mrs. Jackson. In small groups, the children looked through the photos of mailboxes that we had collected over the past few days. First, … Continue reading

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Wednesday, March 14

We were so excited to have all of our friends back at school today! It has been awhile since we have all been in the classroom together, so our room was buzzing with excitement today! Today, the children spent time … Continue reading

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Pie Charts

A pie chart is is a statistical infographic that compares various data amounts both individually and for the whole. Pie charts are not usually good to use when crowded with too much data as they become hard to read and … Continue reading

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Tuesday, March 13

After a delayed opening, we started our day out on the playground today exploring the snow that was left from last evening’s event. Because of the mild temperatures, we were able to spend a substantial amount of time outside enjoying … Continue reading

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