Grade 11 Lesson plan
Wychcombe Commons Rain Gardens: A Randomization Test
A grade 11 lesson comparing runoff from twelve fictional parking bays with a randomization test, using a supplied simulation to estimate a p-value.
Common Core Math · High School
HSS-IC.B.5 Compare two treatments using simulation
Use data from a randomized experiment to compare two treatments; use simulations to decide if differences between parameters are significant.
Why water teaches this standard well
Students compare two coagulant treatments in a pilot water-treatment study and use simulation to judge whether the observed difference in turbidity removal is a real effect or just random variation. This mirrors the pilot-testing process treatment plants use before adopting a new chemical process.
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5 materials aligned to HSS-IC.B.5
Lesson plans
Grade 12 Lesson plan
Norbourne Jar Test: Comparing Two Coagulants with Simulation
A 55-minute grade 12 lesson using a fictional plant's jar test to compare two coagulants, then a randomization simulation to judge whether the difference is real.
Math problem sets
Grade 11 Math problem set
Verrin District PFAS Pilot: Comparing Two Carbon Filters
A grade 11 statistics problem set comparing two carbon media for PFAS removal, using a randomization simulation to judge whether the difference is significant.
Classroom activities
Grade 10 Classroom activity
Gallowbrook Jar Test: A Randomization Card Simulation
A 50-minute grade 10 activity where students shuffle result cards from a fictional two-dose jar test to judge whether a 1.00 NTU difference could come from chance alone.
Projects
Grade 11 Project
Umberly Reservoir: Testing Covers Against Evaporation
A five-session grade 11 investigation where teams run a randomized evaporation-pan experiment, test it with a simulation, and scale the result to a fictional reservoir.