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Título Exploring Data to Make Predictions
Descrição This lesson is primarily a data science lesson in which students launch projectiles from six different launchers to gain insight into the patterns of landing positions. Students use informal inference to make predictions about where the "next" projectile will land. The lesson ends with a students choosing a launcher to win a tournament-style competition based on the observed centers and variability of each launcher.
Assunto Matemática, Outro
Nível Ensino Secundário, Licenciatura - Introdução
Tipo Guided Activity
Duração 60 minutos
Respostas Incluídas Não
Idioma English
Palavras Chave data, data science, histogram, inference, projectiles, statistics, variability
Simulações Projectile Data Lab (HTML5)

Autores Catherine Carter
Escola / Organização PhET Interactive Simulations
Submetido 03-05-2024
Atualizado 03-05-2024