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Bubble Trouble! Lesson PlanBubble Trouble! Lesson Plan
Publisher
American Statistical Association
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2014
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Bubble Trouble!

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Which fluids make the best bubbles? Pupils experiment with multiple fluids to determine which allows for the largest bubbles before popping. They gather data, analyze it in multiple ways, and answer analysis questions proving they understand dot plots, box plots, and five number summaries.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

statistics, box plot, dot plot, data collection, data analysis, diameter

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Remind students not to drink any of the fluids used in the lesson
  • Have scholars create a scatter plot of the data and find the line of best fit

Classroom Considerations

  • Relies on prior knowledge of numeric summaries, mean, five number summaries, constructing and interpreting box plots, and constructing dot plots

Pros

  • Hands-on activity appeals to many learning styles
  • Includes an answer key

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.SP.A.1 7.SP.A.2 7.SP.B.3 7.SP.B.4

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