Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.4A Grade 12 CPI 3

 

Standard: 4.4 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics

 

Strand: A - Data Analysis

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator:3 -   The student will design a statistical experiment, conduct the experiment, and interpret and communicate the outcome.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Based on a discussion among some members of the class, a question arises as to which are the most popular cars in the community. The students work in cooperative groups to design an experiment to gather the data, analyze the data, and design an appropriate report format for their results.

 

·        Intrigued by the question “How long would it take dominoes set up one inch apart all the way across the room to fall?”, the class designs an experiment to gather data on smaller sets of dominoes and then extrapolates to estimate the answer.

 

·        Students have just finished a unit in which they discussed the capture-recapture method for estimating the population of wildlife. Part of their assessment for the unit is a project where they work in groups to design and conduct a simulation of the capture-recapture method. One group uses the method to determine the number of lollipops in a large bag.

 

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