Courage To Core
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Grade Levels
7th - 11th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSS8.SP.A.1
CCSS8.SP.A.2
CCSS8.SP.A.3
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
8 pages
Courage To Core
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Description
Students will speculate on the world records for weights of pumpkins. They will graph the data for the records and find the line of best fit. They will either use a graphing calculator or given graphs and functions to explore quadratic and exponential regressions. They will make a short-term prediction about the world record in 2015. This mission is aligned with Common Core Standards: 8.SP.A.1, 8.SP.A.2, 8.SP.A.3.
The fun stuff:
2323 pounds. That’s the weight of a world record for the heaviest pumpkin. Amazing! And with this mission your students get to explore the data of all the record holders back to 1976. Will 2015 be another year that the record falls? Students will make predictions using a line of best fit, as well as non-linear models. Perfect statistics fun for Halloween!
The zip file includes:
★The mission. (4 pages).
★Optional: Instructions for how to perform linear regressions on the TI-83+ calculator
★A two-page Quick Start guide for teachers. Detailed and helpful!
★Selected Answers in pdf form.
★Selected Answers online, password protected. For students to correct at home!
The mission includes:
•An exploration of the magnitude of the world record holding pumpkin.
•Graphing the world records since 1976.
•By hand or using a calculator, finding the line of best fit.
•Exploring how non-linear models might better fit the data.
•Using this data to predict when the record will fall.
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About Courage To Core:
We all have an innate curiosity about how the world works. We are wired to experiment at the edges of our knowledge, to look for patterns and to draw conclusions. Mistakes are the welcome surprises which help us refine the experiment. In a student-centered classroom, students collaborate to ask questions, gather data, interpret results and articulate understanding. Success at the edge of knowledge demands persistence and creativity. Courage To Core provides a context for students to work together to become the agents of their success and the owners of their cognition. If you like Courage To Core, please give me a positive rating to help me get started on TpT! Remember, you get TpT credits for ratings! You get credits towards future TpT purchases with every rating you give! Just revisit the purchased item in my store and scroll down to star me! Thanks!
The fun stuff:
2323 pounds. That’s the weight of a world record for the heaviest pumpkin. Amazing! And with this mission your students get to explore the data of all the record holders back to 1976. Will 2015 be another year that the record falls? Students will make predictions using a line of best fit, as well as non-linear models. Perfect statistics fun for Halloween!
The zip file includes:
★The mission. (4 pages).
★Optional: Instructions for how to perform linear regressions on the TI-83+ calculator
★A two-page Quick Start guide for teachers. Detailed and helpful!
★Selected Answers in pdf form.
★Selected Answers online, password protected. For students to correct at home!
The mission includes:
•An exploration of the magnitude of the world record holding pumpkin.
•Graphing the world records since 1976.
•By hand or using a calculator, finding the line of best fit.
•Exploring how non-linear models might better fit the data.
•Using this data to predict when the record will fall.
Check my awesome bundles as well! Engaging, entertaining and effective:
The Incomparable Number Sense Bundle from Courage To Core
The Excellent Expressions and Equations Bundle from Courage To Core
The Exhilarating Linear Functions Bundle from Courage To Core
The Daring Data and Statistics Bundle from Courage To Core
About Courage To Core:
We all have an innate curiosity about how the world works. We are wired to experiment at the edges of our knowledge, to look for patterns and to draw conclusions. Mistakes are the welcome surprises which help us refine the experiment. In a student-centered classroom, students collaborate to ask questions, gather data, interpret results and articulate understanding. Success at the edge of knowledge demands persistence and creativity. Courage To Core provides a context for students to work together to become the agents of their success and the owners of their cognition. If you like Courage To Core, please give me a positive rating to help me get started on TpT! Remember, you get TpT credits for ratings! You get credits towards future TpT purchases with every rating you give! Just revisit the purchased item in my store and scroll down to star me! Thanks!
Total Pages
8 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 hour
Last updated Oct 27th, 2015
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSS8.SP.A.1
Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear association.
CCSS8.SP.A.2
Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
CCSS8.SP.A.3
Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems in the context of bivariate measurement data, interpreting the slope and intercept. For example, in a linear model for a biology experiment, interpret a slope of 1.5 cm/hr as meaning that an additional hour of sunlight each day is associated with an additional 1.5 cm in mature plant height.
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