Tag: error

  • AP Bio Science Practices – Analyzing and Graphing Data

    AP Bio Science Practices – Analyzing and Graphing Data

    Success in AP Biology requires much more than memorizing biological concepts. The AP Biology exam emphasizes scientific thinking, the ability to design experiments, interpret data, evaluate evidence, and communicate scientific conclusions. This worksheet gives students targeted practice with the quantitative reasoning and experimental design skills that appear throughout the course and on the AP exam.…

  • Scary Pumpkin Statistics

    Scary Pumpkin Statistics

    Students predict the number of seeds in a pumpkin and then count the seeds. They use chi square analysis to accept or reject the null hypothesis.

  • Investigation: Oreo Cookie Lab with Stats

    Investigation: Oreo Cookie Lab with Stats

    Introductory lab introduces students to hypothesis testing. Students determine if “double stuff” Oreo cookies really do contain double the amount of stuffing.

  • Medical Errors – Don’t Use Pure Water Intravenously

    Medical Errors – Don’t Use Pure Water Intravenously

    I created this mini case study from a story about a patient given sterile water instead of saline in an intravenous drip solution. Students should probably have a learned about tonicity (hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic) before attempting this activity. The worksheet describes a scenario where a patient was hyperglycemic and the doctor ordered water be…