6.7 Statistics
Intro Lesson
My Two Left Feet
Should shoe companies sell left and right shoes separately? Students collect survey and measurement data, construct bar graphs, and discuss distributions and measures of central tendency in order to figure out whether shoe companies should necessarily be selling their products in same-size pairs.
Topic:
Statistics and Probability (SP)
Middle Lesson
Grading Scales of Justice
How should grades be calculated? Students use averages and weighted means to examine some different grading schemes and decide what other factors ought to be considered when teachers assign grades.
Topic:
Statistics and Probability (SP)
End Lesson
Wealth of Nations
What does a fair wealth distribution look like? Students use mean, median, histograms, and box-and-whisker plots to compare how wealth is distributed in different countries and debate the pros and cons of their ideal distribution.
Topic:
Statistics and Probability (SP)