How Long Are the Words in the Gettysburg Address?
In this lesson, each student tries two methods for selecting a sample from the population of words in the Gettysburg Address: self-selection and simple random sampling.
Posts from the ‘9-12+’ Category
Nov 12
Nov 12
The Mean and Variability from the Mean
In this lesson from Christine Franklin, Gary Kader, Tim Jacobbe, and Kaycie Maddox, students investigate how to interpret the mean using fair share value and the balance point of a distribution.
Nov 12
2021 ASA Student Competitions
The American Statistical Association is dedicated to and involved in enhancing statistics education at all levels, including providing competitions for K-12 and undergraduate students.
Mar 27
Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9–12 Mathematics Classrooms
Written by veteran teachers, this book includes 19 investigations to help you implement key statistical concepts in your classroom.
Mar 25
COVID-19: A Teachable Moment
At a time when nothing good can be said about COVID-19, Sara Brown, Patrick Hopfensperger, and Henry Kranendonk—authors of Focus on Statistics: Investigations for the Integration of Statistics into Grades 9–12 Mathematics Classrooms—have made available for free an investigation that can at least help students understand how the virus spreads.
Jan 4
2019 Data Visualization Poster Competition and Project Competition (New Rubric & Rules)
Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
Mar 15
Model t, or a Newer Randomization?
Today, computing power is cheap and accessible, so past models are not the only option for introducing students to these ideas. We want to make the case that randomization techniques could replace the mathematical models we have relied upon for so long–at least in introductory statistics. Randomization techniques are pedagogically superior, easy to understand, and easily transferable.
Mar 15
ASA and New York Times Partner to Create ‘What’s Going On in This Graph?’
What’s Going On in This Graph?, a new monthly activity from the ASA and The New York Times Learning Network, will help teachers and students explore the quantitative aspects of reporting.
Sep 15
Lesson Plan: Which Hand Rules?
Published in August of 2017, this lesson has students engage in dropping and catching a yardstick to investigate whether there is significant evidence that people are faster with their dominant hand than their nondominant hand.
Sep 15
What Is Power?
Power is an important concept to understand as a consumer of research, no matter what field or profession a student may enter as an adult. Hence, discussion of power should be included in an introductory course.
