High School Sports
By Mariana Garcia-Serrato
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Last updated almost 5 years ago
6 Questions
What high school boys sports have the most injuries?
Source: National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study
These infographics show the number of sports injuries per 10,000 competition plays by high school boys
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Which body part reported in the infograph is the most commonly injured across all sports?
Which body part reported in the infograph is the most commonly injured across all sports?
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Patterns can be used as evidence to support an explanation.
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Which sport has a rate of all injuries that is equal to the rate of head injuries in football?
Which sport has a rate of all injuries that is equal to the rate of head injuries in football?
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How did you calculate the answer in question 2? Be explicit. (No Lucas, "I did Math" is not a correct answer).
How did you calculate the answer in question 2? Be explicit. (No Lucas, "I did Math" is not a correct answer).
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Why do you think the author chose an infograph instead of showing the data in individual graphs? (i.e. why is this an appropriate representation of the information?)
Why do you think the author chose an infograph instead of showing the data in individual graphs? (i.e. why is this an appropriate representation of the information?)
Phenomena that can be observed at one scale may not be observable at another scale.
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Many people who have seen this graph conclude that "High school football is the most dangerous sport". Based on the information provide a counterargument based on the information being presented.To answer this question use the CER framework
Many people who have seen this graph conclude that "High school football is the most dangerous sport". Based on the information provide a counterargument based on the information being presented.
To answer this question use the CER framework
Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct an explanation.
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Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph.This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed", AND #nohashtagnograde
Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.
DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed", AND #nohashtagnograde