By Kristen Taurence, Tamara Shreiner, and Bradford Dykes, Grand Valley State University Data visualizations cut across many disciplines and, as stated in the GAISE Pre-K–12 Report, more disciplines are incorporating statistical reasoning within their standards. In fact, data visualizations are ubiquitous in social studies education. Social studies textbooks and online … [Read more...] about Revealing the Power of Data Visualizations in Social Studies Through Slow Reveal Graphs
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Lesson Plan: Investigation of a Claim Using Technology
Does a can of mixed nuts contain approximately 50 percent peanuts? In Investigation 16 from Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9-12 Mathematics Classrooms by Sara Brown, Patrick Hopfensperger, and Henry Kranendonk, students are introduced to the concept of informal statistical inference and focus on an investigation about … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Investigation of a Claim Using Technology
Lesson Plan: Investigation of Categorical Data from a Survey
Are you looking for a lesson plan that incorporates the four components of statistical problemsolving with a focus on categorical data? An important distinction for students to understand and implement in a statistical study is how the analysis of numerical data is different from categorical data. Investigation 9 from Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Investigation of Categorical Data from a Survey