Session Number
D-5
Grade Level
Grade Levels: MS
Start Date
3-3-2017 12:45 PM
End Date
3-3-2017 1:45 PM
Keywords
Informal Comparative Inference; Common Core Statistics; 7.SP; box plots
Description
Come and experience a hands-on task that has middle-school students grapple with informal inferential reasoning. Three key principles of informal inference – data as evidence, probabilistic language, and generalizing ‘beyond the data’ will be discussed as students build and analyze distributions to answer the question, “Does hand dominance play a role in throwing accuracy?” Connections to the CCSSM statistics standards for middle-school will be highlighted.
Hand Dominance and Throwing Accuracy - Activities
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Statistical Methodology Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Session D-5: Informal Comparative Inference: What is it?
Come and experience a hands-on task that has middle-school students grapple with informal inferential reasoning. Three key principles of informal inference – data as evidence, probabilistic language, and generalizing ‘beyond the data’ will be discussed as students build and analyze distributions to answer the question, “Does hand dominance play a role in throwing accuracy?” Connections to the CCSSM statistics standards for middle-school will be highlighted.