Students will gather data, compute statistics, represent the data graphically and interpret patterns in the data. This mission is aligned with Common Core State Standards: HSS.ID.A.1, HSS.ID.A.2, HSS.ID.A.3.
The fun stuff:
Heart rates, mid-day temperatures and marathons! Hey, those all seem rather related! Students will gather their own data as well as working with given data to visualize and calculate shape, center and spread. Box plots, medians, outliers and more are explored. A fun introduct