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This Don't Spill the Beans! lesson plan also includes:
Become a bean counter. Pupils use a fun activity to design and execute an experiment to determine whether they can grab more beans with their dominant hand or non-dominant hand. They use the class data to create scatter plots and then analyze the distributions to make conclusions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Collate data from different classes to get a larger sample set
Classroom Considerations
- Activity requires dried beans, a coin, a measuring cup, and a stopwatch
- Learners should be able to create box plots, either by hand or using technology
Pros
- Provides an activity sheet with a blank data table
- Lists discussion questions and prompts to use with the class
Cons
- None