The Finished Product

So what will our science students “look like” after this unit? Well, hopefully they will be able to do the following:

1. use symbolic algebra, graphs and tables to represent situations and solve problems.
2. use graphing calculators to analyze changes in mathematical relationships.
3. use, create, and interperet graphs as appropriate.
4. make conjectures and construct convincing arguments based on analysis of data and interpretaions of graphs.
5. demonstrate fluency in computations using real numbers.
6. describe problem situations by using tabular, graphical and symbolic representations.
7. describe and compare various types of studies and identify possible misuese of statistical data.
8. describe characteristics and limitations of sampling methhods, and adnalyze the effects of random versus biased sampling.
9. make inferences about relationships in bivariant data and recongnize the difference bertween evidence of relationship (correlation) and causation.
10. use theoretical and experimental probability to estimate probabilities and to solve problems dealing with uncertainty.
11. use factorial notation and computations to represent and solve problem situations involving arrangements.
12. provide examples and explain how a statistic may or may not be an attribute of the entire population.
13. interpret the relationship between two variables using multiple graphical displays and saatistical measures.
14. create and analyze tabular and graphical displays of data using appropriate tools, including the graphing calculator.
15. design and perform a statistical experiment or study; collect and interpet data; and use descriptive statistics to communicate and support predictions and conclusions.
16. connect statistical techniques to applicaitons in the real world.

The Ohio Graduation Test Competencies included are:

• computation and estimation
• use of algebraic representations
• data collection
• use of patterns, relations, and functions
• statistical methods
• number sense and operations
• use of formal mathematical language notation to represent ideas, demonstrate relationships and formulate generalizations

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