How Old Are My Employees?

This lesson provides activities for students to conceptually understand how to estimate an unknown characteristic of a population, the effect of sample size, the effect of multiple samples in same sizes on estimations, and the representativeness of the random sampling. The lesson consists of three tasks followed by group discussion sessions and a whole class discussion session at the end. Teachers use formative assessment by giving feedback after each task.
Resource ID#: 59766 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 35 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Random sampling, sample size, representativeness.
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: General Collection

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