Curated OER
Costa Rica's Sustainable Coffee
Young scholars experiment to see if birds prefer to eat bird seed with additives vs. no additives. In this experimental lesson students test to see if birds notice a difference between additive and no additive food.
Curated OER
Sampling
In this statistics and probability worksheet, students solve problems that involve various sampling methods and procedures. A calculator that generates random digits is required. The five page worksheet contains eight questions. ...
Curated OER
Data Collection
Learners investigate qualitative and quantitative data. In this statistics lesson, students gather data on heights and weights of people and graph the distribution. Learners discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative data.
Curated OER
Leveled Problem Solving Sampling Methods
In this sampling methods worksheet, students solve the six problems using sampling methods and determining if the results are biased or unbiased.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Experimental Design
Here's a list of multiple choice questions to use to review different sampling techniques and types of studies. While this is intended to be an activity that utilizes TI-Explorer by having students send their answers to each other, it...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Worm Watch
For this field investigation, students use sampling techniques to identify the types of earthworms found in the schoolyard. Data will be combined for the whole class to get a snapshot of the earthworm population, species, and ecological...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Sampling Methods Grade 8
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understanding survey data and methods of sampling.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Sampling and Bias
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept introduces to students to the difference between a census and a sample, and how to identify sampling error and bias.