Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz

Error Olympics

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Students will actively estimate and calculate values (ex. the temperature of water) to determine percent error. This is a great active lesson since kids will be moving from station to station to complete their data collection, ideally in small groups. Aside from simply learning to calculate percent error, students will also learn the value of accurate data collection. Paper "Olympic Medals" are also included to award the students at the end whose estimates were closest to their actual val

7th - 10th

Basic Principles, Physical Science, Statistics

Theory in Practice

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I Heart Numbers

This activity requires students to flip a coin 100 times and calculate the cumulative probability for each trial of ten. Students should begin to develop the concept of theoretical versus experimental probability as the cumulative number of flips increases. Recognizing independent events, graphing scatter plots, and calculating percentages are skills students will practice during this activity. Teachers may use this activity as an introductory lesson for a unit on probability, in a statistics

7th - 12th

Algebra, Fractions, Statistics

Candy Probability: Discovery of EXPERIMENTAL vs. THEORETICAL Probability

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My Dogs Ate My Homework

Middle Schoolers LOVE probability! This is a GREAT lesson around Halloween when the kids are already hyped up on sugar and want to 'talk' to their classmates. This activity allows the students to DISCOVER the differences between EXPERIMENTAL and THEORETICAL probability and connect it to everyday experiences. The probability lesson lends itself to fractions, decimals, percents, data collection, rational & irrational numbers, statistical graphs (box and whiskers, frequency tables...), measures

5th - 9th

Fractions, Math, Statistics

M and M Quadrat Sampling Lab for Population Density

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Creativity in Mind

If the weather does not permit you to go outside to do real quadrat sampling why not do this one instead? M and Ms take the place of trees. I think you could also modify this activity for a math class in terms of studying probability. It would create a real-life application for probability.

7th - 12th

Biology, Environment, Statistics

NGSS

HS-LS2-1

, HS-LS2-6

, HS-LS2-2

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Corn Genetics Unit WITH Guided Inquiry Lab

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ZeiSCI

50 PAGE Mendelian Genetics Unit with a Guided Inquiry Lab using an optional Chi-Squared Statistical Test. This can be done as a lab or can just be used as a PowerPoint presentation on Genetics and/or Meiosis. THIS LAB IS BEST USING THE REAL EARS OF CORN BUT CAN BE DONE WITH THE PHOTOS AT THE END. CORN EARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANIES OR YOUR GARDEN. :) This lab covers the following concepts: 1. Corn Genetics, Monohybrids and Dihybrids 2. Corn (Plant) Reproduction (Ani

7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Biology, Science, Statistics