Dona Herweck Rice - The History of Mail: Data

0covercover.xhtmlcover1page0001page0001.xhtml22page0002page0002.xhtmlThe History of Mail Data33page0003page0003.xhtml44page0004page0004.xhtmlTable of Contents Mail Call 4 About Mail 6 The First Mail 10 Mail Today 16 Problem Solving 20 Glossary 22 Index 23 Answer Key 2455page0005page0005.xhtmlMail Call! You open your mailbox. Mail is inside! How did it get there?66page0006page0006.xhtml77page0007page0007.xhtmlAbout Mail People have sent mail for a long time. Most mail has been sent on paper.88page0008page0008.xhtml99page0009page0009.xhtmlMail can be sent a short way. It can be sent a long way. It can even be sent around the world!1010page0010page0010.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Scott, Clare, and Milo all check their mailboxes for letters. Compare the data. Use numbers to complete the sentences. How many letters received? Scott Clare Milo represents one letter. 1 Clare receives _______ more letters than Scott. 2 Milo receives _______ fewer letters than Clare. 3 Scott, Clare, and Milo receive _______ letters total.1111page0011page0011.xhtmlThe First Mail Some of the first people to send mail were from China. They walked or rode horses to carry it.1212page0012page0012.xhtmlThis man rode a long way to deliver a letter.1313page0013page0013.xhtmlThe people of ancient Rome also had mail. They often carried it by horse and cart.1414page0014page0014.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Jada asks students in her class how their mail carriers deliver mail. Complete the sentences using walk, bike, or drive. How does your mail carrier deliver mail? walk bike drive 1 More mail carriers _______ than _______. 2 Fewer mail carriers _______ than _______. 3 Three more mail carriers _______ than _______.1515page0015page0015.xhtmlThe people of France had the first post office. People put stamps on mail. Many people could send and receive mail. This post office is in France.1616page0016page0016.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Mrs. Hall's class votes on the stamp they like best. Use the table to answer the questions. Which stamp do you like best? tree Sadi, Pia, Ken, Milo, Burt, Kai house Ana, Joe, Tara, Sal star Das, Zina, Jada, Mika, Lee, Jack, Sid 1 How many students voted? How do you know? 2 How many more students like star stamps than tree stamps? How do you know?1717page0017page0017.xhtmlMail Today People still send and receive mail. But mail is not always on paper.1818page0018page0018.xhtml1919page0019page0019.xhtml2020page0020page0020.xhtmlMail today is often sent online. People use many types of screens. There is no end to where and how mail can go!2121page0021page0021.xhtmlProblem Solving The ways people send and receive mail has changed over the years. One thing has not changed. People like getting mail from family and friends. Find out more by collecting and comparing data. 1 Draw a table like the one on page 21. Ask 15 people what type of mail they like. Write their names in the table. 2 Most people like _______. I know this because _______. 3 People like _______ least. I know this because _______. 4 Write a How many more question about the data.2222page0022page0022.xhtmlWhat type of mail do you like? paper mail email class notes2323page0023page0023.xhtmlGlossary always all the time mailbox box where mail is delivered and picked up often much of the time online on the Internet post office a business where mail is received, sorted, and delivered screens the flat parts of computers, TVs, or other devices where images and words are shown2424page0024page0024.xhtmlIndex China France mailbox online paper post office Rome stamps2525page0025page0025.xhtmlAnswer Key Let's Do Math! page 9 : 1 3 2 4 3 17 page 13 : Answers will vary for questions 1 and 2. 1 walk; bike 2 bike; drive 3 walk; bike page 15 : 1 17; counting names 2 1; counting students who liked each stamp and subtracting Problem Solving All answers will vary.2626page0026page0026.xhtmlMath Talk 1 What is data? 2 What information do graph labels give? 3 How can you compare data using a graph? 4 What questions can you ask about a post office? What data can you collect?27

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History

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Data

Table

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Contents

Mail

Call

About

Mail

The

First

Mail

Mail

Today

Problem

Solving

Glossary

Index

Answer

Key

Mail

Call

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mailbox

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Mail

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mail

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long

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Mail

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