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This lesson is aligned with TEKS 2012 - 6th Grade Mathematics.

• TEKS Math.6.13B: Distinguish between situations that yield data with and without variability.

Task Cards: 24 Questions:

1. Which of the following situations yields data with variability?
   
2. In weighing identical candies from the same batch, which factor would most likely introduce variability?
   
3. Measuring the heights of students in a class will likely show:
   
4. When timing a runner while completing a 100-meter sprint five times, what is the primary source of variability?
   
5. In the scenario of counting the number of cars passing a point on a highway in one hour, is there variability in the data?
   
6. When measuring the diameter of a perfectly spherical ball, what type of data variability is expected?
   
7. When measuring the voltage output of a battery, which would reduce variability?
   
8. In recording the weight of apples from an orchard, which factor contributes most to variability?
   
9. A class has 25 students, and each student has one birthday. Which of the following best describes the data about the students' birthdays?
   
10. Each basketball on a team weighs exactly 22 ounces. Which statement is true about the data for the weights of the basketballs?
    
11. Which best describes the situation of counting the number of siblings students have in a classroom?
    
12. Every student in a chess club wears a uniform with the same color. Which statement describes the data about the uniform color?
    
13. When flipping a fair coin 10 times and determining the number of heads, what type of variability is expected?
    
14. Will there be a variability in the number of petals counted on different daisies?
    
15. What is the main source of variability in recording time it takes for a specific chemical reaction to complete?
    
16. What is true about the data on the number of hours spend doing homework each week?
    
17. Which statement describes a situation yielding data without variability?
    
18. In a class survey, students were asked their favorite fruit. This yields data:
    
19. Counting the number of legs on spiders yields:
    
20. Observing the scores of different basketball games yields:
    
21. Measuring how much time it takes different people to run 100 meters results in:
    
22. What would be the most significant source of variability in testing the effectiveness of a new drug on blood pressure?
    
23. The number of letters in the English alphabet results in:
    
24. A vending machine sells water bottles, and each bottle contains 500 milliliters of water. Which best describes the data about the amount of water in each bottle?