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Law School help.com: Torts: Causation

For Students 9th - 10th
When does negligence make a person liable for damage or injury? This website provides the answer to this question and defines the terms "cause" and "proximate cause."
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Golf and Divorce

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a simple task addressing the distinction between correlation and causation. Students are given information indicating a correlation between two variables and are asked to reason out whether or not a causation can be inferred.
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Miracles

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent essay from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on the philosophical response to "miraculous" events. Discusses the issues at stake in theories of causation, as well as Hume's famous refutation of miracles. Includes lengthy...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Coffee and Crime

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task addresses many standards regarding the description and analysis of bivariate quantitative data, including regression and correlation. Given a scatter plot, students will answer a variety of questions about linear relationships,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic, S Id High Blood Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to assess understanding of how study design dictates whether a conclusion of causation is warranted and whether there can be a cause-and-effect conclusion. Explanations are provided.
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Other

Nearpod: Scatterplots, Correlation & Lines of Best Fit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson on scatterplots, students will learn how to create the line of best fit and analyze scatterplots by learning about correlations and causation.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Causation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about cause and effect in disease occurrence.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Malaria

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive overview of the Plasmodium parasite that cause malaria. Topics include distribution, causative agent, transmission and symptoms.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1989: Camilo Jose Cela

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Camilo Jose Cela (1916-2006 CE), the 1989 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Negligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about negligence, which is "a type of tort or delict that can either be criminal or civil in nature." This encyclopedia entry explains the features of negligence claims, the types of damage awards victims may receive, and the legal...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Irregular Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An extensive look at verbs in all their various forms and uses. A very valuable and easy to understand resource with many examples.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Grammar Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of concise explanations of various aspects of English grammar and usage. All topics include exercises that can be done, checked, and corrected online. Solid resource for English language learners at the intermediate...
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
When presenting an argument, the use of statistics to support a point can be very effective. This handout offers advice on both how to read statistics so that you understand exactly what they mean, and how to use them in your argument so...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Interesting Philosophical Questions About Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover some of the deep questions that scientists and philosophers ask about time and some of the ideas that emerge from each one.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Math Test Grades

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ari has collected data on how much her classmates study each week and how well they did on their recent math test. Here is part of the data showing the percentage of each group (divided according to hours spent studying) who got B's or...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Types of Flaws

For Students 9th - 10th
On the LSAT (as well as in real life), you'll encounter some types of flawed arguments more often than others. This article features some of the flaws that you're most likely to see on Test Day. The faster you can recognize these common...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Types of Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
It can be useful to separate and identify different types of evidence used in an argument to support a conclusion. There are many ways to support a conclusion; this article will walk through some of the most common ones that you may see...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Types of Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You might find it helpful to categorize the kind of conclusion you're dealing with as you approach passages that contain arguments on the LSAT. Your success in analyzing arguments-passages with a conclusion and supporting evidence-starts...
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Quia

Ixl Learning: Correlation

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to correlation then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Univ. Of Texas: Plato, Aristotle, Al Farabi

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the cosmological arguments (and corresponding concepts of "unmoved mover") of three influential western thinkers. Describes in detail the line of argument each pursues, and indicates the particular theory of causation implied by...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Induction

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent article that clearly explains the meaning and significance of "induction" in the history of philosophy. Relates the concept to philosophy of science as well as epistemology, demonstrating how the issues raised by induction are...
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Rice University

Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource gives a definition of correlation and an example using a fire and fire fighters.

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