Extend+Your+Thinking

=GOING BEYOND=

Make Your Own Circle Graph – In Seconds! http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/piecharttool/ This online tool allows you to make a circle graph of your data in a just a few seconds. Go to the website. Click on the small gray down-arrow button beside Select a Data Set. Choose My Data. Under Describe Your Data type a title for your graph. (Example: My Vacation to New York City) Study the example data in the box that says Enter Your Data. Then, erase the sample data and type in your own. First, type in the total number of hours for one of your categories – then a common and a space – then the name of the category. Then hit ENTER to start a new line. Continue entering your data in this way until all of your categories have been entered. Then, hit the button that says Update Chart.

Why is Sleep Important? http://pa.essortment.com/whyissleepimp_rhgq.htm Estimate what fraction of your entire life you will spend asleep. Show your work on the NOTES pages of your packet. Then, check your answer in the first sentence of this web page. Do you agree with their estimate? Why or why not?