By Tim Jacobbe, Southern Methodist University; Chris Franklin, University of Georgia; Gary Kader, Appalachian State University; and Kaycie Maddox, Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency Overview of Lesson This investigation focuses on students conducting a comparative experiment to explore whether there are meaningful differences between the number of times … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Exploring Whether a Difference Is a Meaningful Difference
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Lesson Plan: Who Has the Longest First Name?
This investigation was originally published in Bridging the Gap Between Common Core State Standards and Teaching Statistics by Pat Hopfensperger, Tim Jacobbe, Deborah Lurie, and Jerry Moreno. (Grade 6 – Common Core State Standards: 6.SP.1-4) This investigation is based on one found in the Appendix for Level A in Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Who Has the Longest First Name?
Lesson Plan: Are Female Hurricanes Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes?
By Mary Richardson (Grades 6-8, 9-12+) Originally published in June of 2014, this lesson uses a data set partially discussed in the article "Female Hurricanes Are Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes," written by Kiju Junga, Sharon Shavitta, Madhu Viswanathana, and Joseph M. Hilbed. The data set contains archival data on actual fatalities caused by hurricanes in the United States … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Are Female Hurricanes Deadlier Than Male Hurricanes?