Terrence McNally’s play centers on a young man’s death from AIDS, and how his mother and lover cope, separately and together, with the tragedy of losing the person they both loved most. Starring Richard Thomas (The Waltons, Wonder Boys) and Sada Thompson (Pollock, Family).
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Hoover Dam
An ambitious, hard-working engineer turns a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create one of the world’s greatest engineering projects. Here lies the dramatic story. A colossus rising more than 700 feet above the Colorado River, the dam was constructed in the face of oppressive heat, choking dust and perilous heights.
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Statistic Errors
The Standard Deviants cover null hypotheses, go over the different types of hypothesis tests, and slay the two-headed tyrant of terror, type I and type II errors. Our old friend the z-score makes a reappearance, and so does his compatriot, the t-statistic.
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
This Academy Award® nominated two-hour documentary offers a detailed on and off the set perspective on the historic “clash of the titans.” Through amazingly candid interviews with Orson Welles, the stars of Citizen Kane, and associates of both combatants, discover what made Welles so revered and Hearst so vindictive. Extensive film clips from Citizen Kane and fascinating biographical profiles of both men (including rare footage from San Simeon and Welles’ historic War of the Worlds broadcast) reveal new facts in the power struggle between two proud, gifted, and destructive Americans on a fateful collision course.
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US and Canada
Take a trip with the Standard Deviants as they show you the diverse people and landscapes that make up North America! You’ll explore America’s major regions and go on a journey through the home of hockey, Canada.
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School Statistics Companion CD-ROM
Transform your Standard Deviants School videos into a complete lesson with these supplementary CD-ROMs! Within each lesson, you’ll find everything you need to present and reinforce the material covered in the program, including a Teacher’s Guide with helpful presentation notes, a Program Guide that lists the most important topics in each program, QuikNotes – illustrated notes with definitions and examples, and a quiz. Also usable with the Standard Deviants videos. Mac and PC compatible.
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Statistics: The Basics
What is statistics? What is it used for? The Standard Deviants answer these questions and more.
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Distribution Curves
The Standard Deviants take the confusing and make it amusing. With a little magic, you’ll learn statistics without the usual mumbo-jumbo. They’ll go graphical and show you how to make picture-like representations of data. Like distribution curves and stem-and-leaf displays. You’ll discover how to transform a confusing lump of numbers into an easy-to-understand picture.
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Variability and Standard Deviation
The Standard Deviants continue their journey into the twisty-and-turny world of statistics. For each statistical concept, you’ll find out how it works and how it fits in the big picture. Ever feel like you’re not ordinary? Then you’ll understand how numbers feel when we talk about measures of variability and standard deviation. Next, it’s the mysterious z-score. What could it be? You’ll find out!
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Probability
What’s the chance you’ll draw a face card out of a 52-card deck? That’s one of many questions related to probability! Find out about probability and more.