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Worksheet
Curated OER

Percent Deviation Rocks and Minerals

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rocks and minerals worksheet, learners calculate the percent deviation from various mass measurements taken of rocks or minerals. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ellipses

For Students 8th - 10th
In this ellipses worksheet, learners calculate the eccentricity of 5 given ellipses and show their calculations. Students then determine the percent deviation for their calculations using the accepted values of eccentricity.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Error/Uncertainty Analysis Worksheet for ___________________

For Students 9th - 12th
This activity is meant to be used in laboratory experiments for which there is an accepted value that pupils are attempting to discover. It asks them to compare their results to commonly accepted values and then to calculate the percent...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Standard Deviation

For Students 8th - 9th
In this standard deviation worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different types of problems. First, they determine the number of standard deviations an item was from its mean. Then, students draw a model of what this would look...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability and Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 12th
In this probability and standard deviation worksheet, high schoolers answer 5 questions derived from one scenario that involving finding percentages.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Empirical Rule Practice Problems

For Students 9th - 12th
Using the empirical rule for a normal distribution, young statisticians determine the percent of adult women with given heights and weights. They find the percentile rank of a woman of a stated height and find the area under a curve.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Computing Probabilities for the Standard Normal Distribution: The FDA and Food Safety

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
To recall or not to recall, that is the question. Using provided data, pupils calculate the percent of people that may fall ill on average. The scholars determine the standard deviation based upon the mean and the empirical rule, then...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Confidence Intervals: Population Mean; Population Standard Deviation Unknown

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this confidence interval worksheet, students examine given statistical information to find the margin of error. They construct a confidence interval for the population and find the mean. Seven statistical problems are available on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hydrogen Peroxide Analysis

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A scenario is presented for chemistry techs to address. Using titration techniques, they must analyze hydrogen peroxide solution samples. They evaluate accuracy and precision in the process. They also gain experience consulting the MSDS...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

z-Scores

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Just how far away from the mean is the data point? Pupils calculate the standard deviation for a set of data and find out how many standard deviations a point is away from the mean. The teacher leads a discussion on how to calculate...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Using a Curve to Model a Data Distribution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Show scholars the importance of recognizing a normal curve within a set of data. Learners analyze normal curves and calculate mean and standard deviation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Random Probability

For Students 9th - 11th
For this statistics and probability worksheet, young statisticians solve and complete 13 different problems related to probability, percentages, and normal distributions. They consider data models, assumptions about the models, and find...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

Walk the Line

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How confident are you? Explore the meaning of a confidence interval using class collected data. Learners analyze data and follow the steps to determine a 95 percent confidence interval. They then interpret the meaning of the confidence...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure of Spread

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the standard deviation. In this statistics instructional activity, students find the mean distribution and calculate the percent of deviation from the mean. They observe this change on the Ti calculator.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Accuracy of Carbon 14 Dating I

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is an activity that is intended to highlight a very important issue about precision in reporting and understanding statements in a realistic scientific context. Discuss different ways of reporting the half life of Carbon 14 using...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Margin of Error When Estimating a Population Mean (part 2)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Don't leave your classes vulnerable in their calculations! Help them understand the importance of calculating a margin of error to represent the variability in their sample mean. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Margin of Error When Estimating a Population Proportion (part 2)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Error does not mean something went wrong! Learners complete a problem from beginning to end using concepts developed throughout the last five lessons. They begin with a set of data, determine a population proportion, analyze their result...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Margin of Error When Estimating a Population Mean (part 1)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
We know that sample data varies — it's time to quantify that variability! After calculating a sample mean, pupils calculate the margin of error. They repeat the process with a greater number of sample means and compare the results.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ellipses

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ellipses worksheet, students measure and calculate the eccentricity of each ellipse and then calculate the percent deviation. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Accuracy of Carbon 14 Dating II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The scientific issue of carbon-14 dating and exponential decay gets a statistics-based treatment in this problem. The class starts with a basic investigation of carbon content, but then branches out to questions of accuracy and ranges of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Describing Variability Using the Interquartile Range (IQR)

For Teachers 6th Standards
The 13th lesson in a unit of 22 introduces the concept of the interquartile range (IQR). Class members learn to determine the interquartile range, interpret within the context of the data, and finish by finding the IQR using an exclusive...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Z-Scores

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems by identifying the percent of area under the curve. In this statistics lesson, students discuss z-scores as they calculate the different percentages under the bell curve. They calculate the standard deviation.
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Shedding a "Little" Light on Cancer Surgery

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Many types of cancer treatments now depend on nanotechnology—a big "little" discovery. Scholars begin by removing "malignant" tissue from simulated brains, one using fluorescent markers thanks to nanotechnology and one without. This...
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Handout
Granite School District

7th Grade CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List

For Teachers 7th
Address key vocabulary in the seventh grade Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive list. A series of word cards is also provided that supports each term with images and examples, making this an excellent tool for teaching the...