Reaction rates vary between your dominant and nondominant hand ... or do they? Young scholars conduct an experiment collecting data to answer just that. After collecting data, they calculate the p-value to determine if the difference is significant.

Concepts

data, dot plot, data analysis, data collection, mean

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Give pupils a template for creating a lab write-up if they have not had much experience

Classroom Considerations

• Requires previous experience with creating dot plots
• Allow time to assemble necessary materials

Pros

• Teacher guide provides suggestions for avoiding common problems
• Adaptable to different grade levels and learning goals

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.3 HSS-IC.B.5 MP1 MP2 MP3