Is the gestation length of an animal a predictor of the average life expectancy of that animal? Learners analyze similar data for more than 50 different animals. They choose a data display and draw conclusions from their graphs.

Concepts

scatter plots, making predictions, prediction equation, problem solving strategies, statistics, correlation, bivariate data

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Create collaborative groups to analyze the data; have each create a presentation of their results
• Consider discussing the task with the science department and creating an interdisciplinary lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the capability to create and analyze a scatter plot

Pros

• Adaptable to a wide range of statistical analyses 
• Incorporates a real-life question for examination

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSS-ID.C.8