CensusAtSchool involves students making measurements. While the data itself is useful in classroom activities, the process of making measurements + thinking about measurement accuracy (+ what can go wrong) is a key part of the statistical process #casnz#statistics#education#nz
701 schools and 1312 teachers have registered for CensusAtSchool NZ so far. We launch in less than a week. Is your school listed? https://t.co/sTMoQdZZ7m #census#statistics#education#nz#schools
What time did you eat dinner last night? This is one of the questions young people around New Zealand will be answering in this year's CensusAtSchool. (And what do you predict the most common times for dinner will be for various ages?) #newzealand#education#statistics#casnz
Had a fantastic visit to Kaukapakapa Primary School this morning, talking to four classes about how data science skills is a superpower. CensusAtSchool gives NZ kids brand new data about themselves to be pioneers in exploring. #casnz@Stats_NZ@EducationGovtNZ
If you were told you had to spend all weekend without your phone, how would that make you feel? This is one of the questions students around NZ (who have a phone) will be answering in this year's CensusAtSchool. #statistics#nz#education#census#fomo
CensusAtSchool now has over 1,130 teachers registered for this free educational classroom activity. See the list of schools involved (so far) here: https://t.co/sTMoQdZZ7m #casnz#statistics#newzealand#education
CensusAtSchool launches the day after #ChildrensDayNZ - a great activity for kids around New Zealand to learn more about their thoughts on topics such as #climatechange + #wellbeing + technology. See the questions here: https://t.co/Y2uykMz0on #casnz
CensusAtSchool – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa 2019 launches on March 4. Over 1,067 teachers from 593 schools nationwide have registered their classes so far: https://t.co/v0oTS8lYz2 Help spread the word! @Stats_NZ@EducationGovtNZ#casnz#statistics#nz
@JulianMaths The project archive is still live. Allowing access to the Random Data Selector for a decade worth of data. You can access resources, lesson plans, and questions (to recreate questionnaires) you can still take part in the last (2016) questionnaire. Visit https://t.co/jt7vHt29rd
For those who missed it last year, @d_spiegel will be giving his 'Trust in Numbers' RSS presidential lecture in Plymouth and Reading, April 25 and 26 - see our calendar for details: https://t.co/qxGMbZ3YVb
#Water supplied in 2016 to Slovene households from the public water supply system (78.4 million m3) could fill #LakeBled slightly more than three times. #WorldWaterDay https://t.co/4RZ7f30wcN
@ThisisStats There was also a couple of related Nightingale resources that although not a complete lesson might be useful, this one about infographics https://t.co/aVcLNxDbei
Do you know Florence Nightingale was a prominent #statistician? See how she used her passion for #statistics to save lives of soldiers during the Crimean war, during a time when not many women were in the field. https://t.co/cN8cQ3IgJ8
Our annual writing competition with @statsyss has just over two months left to run. Help us reach early-career statisticians by downloading, printing and displaying our competition poster https://t.co/uIM2h12s0a