By Dashiell Young-Saver “You can take those candies and shove them up your …” These were the last words Michael spoke to me before leaving class and leaving high school—permanently. We were using candy to simulate sampling methods. It was my first year teaching high-school statistics and I was proud of myself for creating an interactive activity, rather than a boring … [Read more...] about Skew The Script: A Website Offering Socially Relevant Math Lessons
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Lesson Plan: How Fast Are You?
By Maryann Huey, Alana Linde, Dan Aalbers (Grades 6-8, 9-12+) In this lesson, published in August 2017, each student collects 20 reaction-time data values using an online tool for testing reaction times to a visual stimulus. Students display and analyze data via a free online tool, Tuva. Students first characterize their own reaction times, and then compare the results … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: How Fast Are You?