By Venessa N. Singhroy and Rommel Robertson, Queensborough Community College
Overview of Lesson
Students will learn about the concept of randomness and see how human decision-making contrasts with computer-generated choices. They will also explore the law of large numbers through graphs and be exposed to the Chi Square Goodness-of-Fit test. This lesson also incorporates technology by using Google Forms and Google Sheets.
This is an accessible lesson for students in high school (grades 10–12). Students should have experience collecting and organizing data in a readable format and graphing that data.
Download: Lesson Plan in PDF and Word
Download: Instructor Handout: Google Forms Creation Instructions in PDF and Word
Download: Student Handout: Instructions for Chi Square Goodness-of-Fit Test
Download: Student Handout: Instructions for Creating Bar Charts
Download: Student Handout: Randomly Selecting Names and Counting Frequencies in Google Sheets