Challenge your classes to complete an experiment from beginning to end. Learners make their own hypotheses, collect and analyze their own data, and make their own conclusions. They are on their way to becoming statisticians! 

Concepts

experimental design, controlled experiments, experimental probability, random sampling, hypotheses, conclusions, data analysis, statistics

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• After collecting data, analyze it together as a class
• Ask learners to complete an official lab report with their findings

Classroom Considerations

• Requires graphing calculators or laptops with Internet access
• Day one of a two-day lesson
• The 28th installment of a 30-part statistics series

Pros

• Provides resources for every step of the experimental process
• Includes teaching notes to help prepare for the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSS-IC.B.5 MP3 MP5