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Are Kitchen Cabinets at the Correct Height? Lessons 1-5

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Here's a not-so-normal unit on normal heights. Future statisticians anonymously collect class data on female heights, weights, and shoe sizes. They then analyze the data using normal distributions, z-scores, percentiles, and the Empirical Rule. They also learn about the Central Limit Theorem and how to determine the area under a curve.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Team up with a health teacher for the first few lessons
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should have experience creating histograms and calculating basic statistics
  • There is an additional lesson six resource that contains a culminating activity for the unit
Pros
  • Includes options for assessment
  • Provides suggestions for differentiation strategies
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  • None
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