Curated OER
Behavioral Biology
This document was produced as a reading guide for a specific textbook chapter on behavioral biology. Suitable for an AP or college-level biology course, it contains sixteen short-answer questions pertaining to animal behavior. Consider...
Curated OER
The "How's and Whys" of Animal Behavior
Students read examples of behaviors in various animals. They design an experimental question about the behavior. They explain if the question involves the proximate or ultimate level of causation.
Curated OER
Cuban Missile Crisis
Eleventh graders determine how causation shaped the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this Cold War instructional activity, 11th graders examine photographs and documents related to the crisis and analyze the television address that President...
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Miracles
Excellent essay from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on the philosophical response to "miraculous" events. Discusses the issues at stake in theories of causation, as well as Hume's famous refutation of miracles. Includes lengthy...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Math Test Grades
Ari has collected data on how much her classmates study each week and how well they did on their recent math test. Here is part of the data showing the percentage of each group (divided according to hours spent studying) who got B's or...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Golf and Divorce
This is a simple task addressing the distinction between correlation and causation. Students are given information indicating a correlation between two variables and are asked to reason out whether or not a causation can be inferred.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id Coffee and Crime
This task addresses many standards regarding the description and analysis of bivariate quantitative data, including regression and correlation. Given a scatter plot, students will answer a variety of questions about linear relationships,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic, S Id High Blood Pressure
The purpose of this task is to assess understanding of how study design dictates whether a conclusion of causation is warranted and whether there can be a cause-and-effect conclusion. Explanations are provided.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation and Causation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the difference between correlation and causation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation and Causation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the difference between correlation and causation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation and Causation Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the scientific principles of correlation and causation. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Flaws
On the LSAT (as well as in real life), you'll encounter some types of flawed arguments more often than others. This article features some of the flaws that you're most likely to see on Test Day. The faster you can recognize these common...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Evidence
It can be useful to separate and identify different types of evidence used in an argument to support a conclusion. There are many ways to support a conclusion; this article will walk through some of the most common ones that you may see...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Conclusions
You might find it helpful to categorize the kind of conclusion you're dealing with as you approach passages that contain arguments on the LSAT. Your success in analyzing arguments-passages with a conclusion and supporting evidence-starts...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Correlation
Brush up on your math skills relating to correlation then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Other
Nearpod: Scatterplots, Correlation & Lines of Best Fit
In this lesson on scatterplots, students will learn how to create the line of best fit and analyze scatterplots by learning about correlations and causation.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Induction
Excellent article that clearly explains the meaning and significance of "induction" in the history of philosophy. Relates the concept to philosophy of science as well as epistemology, demonstrating how the issues raised by induction are...
Rice University
Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Correlation
This resource gives a definition of correlation and an example using a fire and fire fighters.