Nursema Ata's Journals

 This week we started by exploring a given data set. And we are asked to write a couple of questions and interpret our findings and why we may achieve such a result. Getting hands-on with the data brought the theory to life and made me realize how asking right questions  is key to unlocking the good stuff. And I learned a lot about cars :) The activity that we have done with Süeda; Our questions: 1. Is there a relationship between the estimated miles per gallon in city and highway driving and people's choices of fuel types? 2. Is there a relationship between the air volume swept by the pistons inside the engine's cylinders and the car's drivetrain? 3. Is there a relationship between the estimated miles per gallon in a combination of city and highway driving and the number of cylinders in an engine? 4. Is there a relationship between a vehicle user's savings and spending over five years compared to an average car and the estimated miles per gallon in city and highway dri...

Exploring CODAP thi s week was a fantastic experience. Its intuitive interface made data analysis feel less daunting and more enjoyable. I appreciate how user-friendly apps like CODAP can transform complex topics into accessible and engaging learning experiences. This hands-on approach has deepened my understanding of data analysis and its real-world applications.   Duck Pond Activity collobaratively done with Süeda Bozkurt Page 1 1. It represents the real scenario since the sampler feature of the Codap randomly picks the rubber ducks. 2. Since 80 percent of the rubber ducks aren't marked with a "win," we expect to have all 3 of the data as "no" or 2 of them being "no." 3. On the first try, we didn't win a prize. Surprisingly, for the following trials, we won more than we expected. To be precise, it was about 70 percent no to about 30 percent win. Page 2 4. 32 Students won a prize out of 50. 6 Students won more than one prize. There are no student...

    Diving into randomness and probability in this week's classes felt like stepping into a complex puzzle world since I wasn't feeling confident about them in the first place. Before, randomness seemed mysterious, but now it's more apparent – it's about dealing with the unknown. It's those situations where predicting what comes next feels like staring into a crystal ball that's lost its magic. Now, I see randomness as a realm where patterns just don't play. Trying to compare two random things was quite an adventure. How do you even compare something impossible to measure? We can measure variability, but then randomness adds this uncertainty factor. It's like trying to grab onto a cloud – you sense it, but it slips away. The idea that something can be "less variable" but not "less uncertain" is a bit like walking a tightrope. It's tricky, and I'm still figuring it out. It's similar to comparing apples and oranges, but t...

T his week's digital technology topic has been fantastic! We did learn about CODAP and Gapminder, which are these amazing tools for exploring data. CODAP is like a fun math game where you can play with graphs and variables. Gapminder is like a gold mine of real-world data that you can use to understand what's happening worldwide. It's really cool to see how math can be used to make sense of the world around us. I'm considering how to use these tools to make math more relevant for my future students. I imagine them using math to understand world trends and solve real-world problems, which is pretty great. It would be like an adventure where they get to explore, question, and maybe even change the world with numbers. But I'm also thinking about the challenges. How can I ensure that all students, regardless of their background, can get involved in this digital math action? My loaded dice experiment using CODAP: