Grade 8
CCSS Math Standard: 8.SP.1
Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data. Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and nonlinear association.
How have the ages of three countries' populations changed from 1950 to 2020? And what problems might that create?
Do big countries always have the most medals? Which smaller countries rank surprisingly high in the Olympics?
Which country has a great balance between their summer and winter Olympic medals?
In this cross-curricular investigation, students will look into an intriguing question: do donuts or salads have more sugar? They'll grapple with misleading information, bias, and use their math skills to create a visual representation of sugar in popular foods.