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A two day unit plan that incorporates decision-making ideas from statistics into the science classroom.

Author: Louie Beuschlein
Date Created: 7/16/1997
Last Modified: 10/21/1997

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This is a two day unit plan that incorporates some decision-making ideas from statistics into the science classroom. It is intendedfor intermediate level science students (about high school freshman age) and beyond. No previous experience with statistical analysis is required. The NCTM Statistics Standard is taken into account in this lesson by having students make use of sampling to back up a claim and by having students design (with teacher assistance) a statistical experiment to study a problem.

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