Help Page: Fossils, Team 4

Counties with most finds

1. Looking at the graphs and tables, which counties have the highest numbers?​

2. Just focus on the top 3. What is the name of the county? What is the fraction that they have of the total number of finds?

3. The TOTAL number of finds is 170.

Fractions of Monies

1. Look at the top 3 counties that you identified for step 1. Order them based on the highest number (1) to the lowest number (3). ​

2. The county at number 1 will get the most money, with numbers 2 and 3 getting less and less money. 

3. You will have to create a new fraction here. Let's say your top counties were Grand (17), Uintah (15) and San Juan (13). Your new TOTAL (or denominator) would be 17+15+13= 45. 

   1. Grand: 17/45​

   2. Uintah: 15/45 OR 1/3

   3. San Juan: 13/45

4. You know that Uintah will get about 1/3 of the $10,000. How much is that? 

5. Subtract your answer to number 4 from $10,000. That number is what you now need to divide between Grand (17/45) and San Juan (13/45).

Money based on density

1. Look at the density charts. DENSITY here means the amount of fossils per square foot. The higher the density, the more fossils you can expect to find per square foot. Which three counties have the HIGHEST density? (Closest to 1.0)​

2. Based on that, which three counties would you give them most money to? Why? 

Infographic: The purpose of an infographic is for people to see and understand information quickly.

1. What visual elements can you include that are easy to understand?

2. Pick the chart that makes the most sense to you.

3. Use moderate colors, not too bright. Pick 2 or 3 and stick to those.