Predict the future of education through a mathematical analysis. Using a project-based learning strategy, classes examine the pattern of student-to-teacher ratios over a period of years. Provided with the relevant data, learners create a scatter plot and a regression equation to make their predictions. 

Concepts

scatter plots, linear regression, linear modeling, ratios, making predictions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Form collaborative groups; assign each group a different state to analyze

Classroom Considerations

• Requires graphing calculators
• Learners should be able to fit a regression model to a set of data
• First in a two-part lesson series

Pros

• Includes notes for ideas on extension activities
• Provides assignments to practice each skill needed to complete the project

Cons

• Data only includes information through 2007

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.6.a HSS-ID.C.7 HSS-ID.C.8