Penny Pinching
at the Pump
An Examination of Gasoline Prices Across the United States
A
Network Learning Project
For Teachers
For Individuals
Data Collection
Project Participants
Project Outcomes
Useful Links
Contact Information:
Matt Sly
Project Coordinator
Urbana High School
sly@uiuc.edu
To get students to actively examine the geographic variations of gas prices and consider the factors contributing to those variations.
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Project Description: This project is designed to help students compile data about gas prices around the U.S. Data will be collected reflecting price per gallon of regular gasoline |
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| (87 octane). The data can then be used to examine factors such as population variances, differing taxation, daily trends, and other possible influences. The goal of this project is to get students to critically examine an economic impact on their daily life (gas prices) that has scientific, political, and economic implications. Students will also need to process this examination as evidence in justifying one basis for a rend in gas prices. |
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Project Description:
This project is designed to help students compile data about gas prices
around the U.S. Data will be collected reflecting price per gallon of
regular gasoline (87 octane). The data can then be used to examine
factors such as population variances, differing taxation, daily trends, and
other possible influences. The goal of this project is to get students
to critically examine an economic impact on their daily life (gas prices)
that has scientific, political, and economic implications. Students
will also need to process this examination as evidence in justifying one
basis for a rend in gas prices.
Participant Expectations:
For information on how to help, please look at the
For Teachers page (for class and group
participation) or the For Individuals page.
On my end, students in my class will be compiling all input from
participants in two forms: raw data (long text file) and spreadsheet format.
Our class will then be compiling the information into graphs and other
reports.
Project Dates:
The project will run over a 5-day period, from
July 23 - July 27, 2003.
This short period will reduce the oil price variations that could be much
more difficult to sort out.
U.S. Gas Prices Network Learning Project
Created by: Matt Sly
Learning Project Conducted with participation in
EdPsy 490NET