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Simulating Health Insurance in America: Full Activity and Teacher Guide

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Health Insurance in America: Rolling Dice, Expected Value, and RiskThis five part, mix-and-matchable, large group simulation activity illustrates the fundamental probability dynamics involved in the area of health insurance. In every part, students

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-MD.A.1, HSS-MD.A.2, HSS-MD.A.3, HSS-MD.A.4, HSS-MD.B.5, HSS-MD.B.5a, HSS-MD.B.5b, HSS-MD.B.6, HSS-MD.B.7

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Modeling the Business Cycle with Trig Functions: Activity and Data Set

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this lab, students analyze GDP data from five fictional countries. To complete the activity, students:-- create scatterplots of their data using desmos.com/calculator (or other graphing utility)-- use their data sets to compute the parameters of

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.5, HSF-IF.C.7, HSF-BF.A.1, HSF-BF.A.1b, HSF-BF.B.3, HSF-TF.B.5, MP1, MP2, MP4, MP5

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Scatter Plots, Income Inequality, and The Gatsby Curve

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This bundle includes a student copy and Teacher Guide/answer key.In this three-part activity, students are introduced to two statistics used to describe economies: the Gini Coefficient (measuring income inequality) and Intergenerational Earnings

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSS-ID.B.6

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Modeling Tides with Trigonometric Functions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students analyze data sets about water depth through the daily tidal cycle. While completing this activity, students:-- create scatterplots using desmos.com/calculator-- practice computing the parameters of sinusoidal functions and

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-IF.A.1, HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.5, HSF-IF.C.7, HSF-BF.A.1, HSF-BF.A.1a, HSF-BF.A.1b, HSF-BF.B.3, HSF-TF.B.5, MP1, MP2...

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Quadratic Projectile Motion Lab with Data Set

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students analyze two different data sets that describe how projectiles fly through the air. The first describes the flight path of a thrown ball and the second describes the distance traveled by a ball dropped off a building over

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

8.F.A.2, 8.F.A.3, 8.F.B.4, 8.F.B.5, HSA-SSE.A.1, HSA-SSE.A.1a, HSA-CED.A.1, HSA-REI.B.3, HSA-REI.B.4, HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.6...

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Simulating Health Insurance in America: Probability, Binomials, Expected Value

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-MD.A.1, HSS-MD.A.2, HSS-MD.A.3, HSS-MD.A.4, HSS-MD.B.5, HSS-MD.B.5a, HSS-MD.B.5b, HSS-MD.B.6, HSS-MD.B.7

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Modeling Seasonal Daylight Length with Trig Functions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students analyze data sets modeling hours of sunlight in three cities over the course of the year (Sydney, Juneau, and Washington D.C.) To complete the activity, students must:-- practice computing the parameters of sinusoidal

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-IF.A.1, HSF-IF.A.2, HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.5, HSF-BF.A.1, HSF-BF.A.1a, HSF-TF.B.5, HSG-SRT.C.8, HSG-SRT.D.11, MP1, MP2...

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Comparing Alien Income Distribution Activity and Teacher's Guide Bundle

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students take on the role of a researcher analyzing data about the income distributions in three countries on an alien planet. In part 1, students:match descriptive statistics to histograms and box plots describing the same

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-ID.A.1, HSS-ID.A.2, HSS-ID.A.3

$4.00

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Health Insurance in America Part 4 (Activity and Teacher Guide)

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Health Insurance in America Part 4: Rolling Dice, Expected Value, and RiskThis five part (mix-and-matchable) simulation activity illustrates the fundamental probability dynamics involved in the area of health insurance. In every part, students start

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-MD.A.1, HSS-MD.A.2, HSS-MD.A.3, HSS-MD.A.4, HSS-MD.B.5, HSS-MD.B.5a, HSS-MD.B.5b, HSS-MD.B.6, HSS-MD.B.7

$5.00

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Exponential Functions: Ball Drop Lab

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This bundle contains the questions and data set for the Exponential Functions Ball Drop Lab.When you drop a ball, the height of successive bounces follows an exponential decay relationship. In this lab, students use regression analysis on the

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

HSF-LE.A.1c, HSF-LE.A.2, HSF-LE.A.3, HSF-LE.B.5

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Health Insurance in America Part 1 (Activity and Teacher Guide)

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Part 1 -- Health Insurance in America: Rolling Dice, Expected Value, and RiskThis five part (mix-and-matchable) simulation activity illustrates the fundamental probability dynamics involved in the area of health insurance. In every part, students

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-MD.A.1, HSS-MD.A.2, HSS-MD.A.3, HSS-MD.A.4, HSS-MD.B.5, HSS-MD.B.5a, HSS-MD.B.5b, HSS-MD.B.6, HSS-MD.B.7

$5.00

Online Resource
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Exponential Functions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This bundle covers an entire unit on exponential functions (excluding logs) including basic exponent rules, solving exponential equations by common bases, graphing exponential functions, and exponential word problems (compound interest, half life,

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Scaffolded Notes, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSN-RN.A.1, HSN-RN.A.2, HSF-LE.A.1, HSF-LE.A.1a, HSF-LE.A.1b, HSF-LE.A.1c, HSF-LE.A.2, HSF-LE.A.3, HSF-LE.B.5

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Health Insurance in America Part 1: Probability, Expected Value, and Risk

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Health Insurance in America: Rolling Dice, Expected Value, and RiskThis five part (mix-and-matchable) simulation activity illustrates the fundamental probability dynamics involved in the area of health insurance. In every part, students start with

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-MD.A.1, HSS-MD.A.2, HSS-MD.A.3, HSS-MD.A.4, HSS-MD.B.5, HSS-MD.B.5a, HSS-MD.B.5b, HSS-MD.B.6, HSS-MD.B.7

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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U.S. Food Policy: A Place at the Table Viewer's Guide

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This is a set of discussion questions to accompany the 2012 documentary film A Place at the Table (rentable on Amazon.) The documentary covers a wide range of basic, relevant facts about the history of food insecurity, food policy, and the impact of

Subjects:

Government, Statistics, Economics

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Scaffolded Notes, Google Apps

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Exponent Rules Problem Packet

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This is a structured series of problems designed to help students discover basic exponent rules (multiplying/dividing same base, fractional and negative exponents, zero power.) Each problem extends the previous problems. You can assign the problems

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Scaffolded Notes, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

8.EE.A.1, 8.EE.A.2, 8.EE.A.3, HSN-RN.A.1, HSN-RN.A.2

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Modeling Length of Daylight Hours with Trig Functions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-IF.A.2, HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.5, HSF-BF.A.1, HSF-BF.A.1a, HSF-BF.B.4a, HSF-TF.B.5, HSG-SRT.C.8, HSG-SRT.D.9, HSG-SRT.D.11, MP1...

$2.50

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Modeling Tides with Trig Functions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students analyze data sets about water depth through the daily tidal cycle. While completing this activity, students:-- practice computing the parameters of sinusoidal functions and check their work by fitting an equation to the

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Trig Modeling and Pendulum Motion

By The Statistics of the American Dream

In this activity, students:-- decompose the motion of a swinging pendulum into horizontal and vertical components-- use right triangle trig to construct pairs of theoretical equations describing the motion of a pendulum with given characteristics

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-IF.B.4, HSF-IF.B.6, HSF-IF.C.7, HSF-IF.C.9, HSF-BF.A.1, HSF-BF.A.1a, HSF-BF.A.1b, HSF-TF.A.1, HSF-TF.B.5, HSG-SRT.C.6, MP1...

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Comparing Alien Income Distributions

By The Statistics of the American Dream

Subjects:

Statistics, Economics , Word Problems

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

HSS-ID.A.1, HSS-ID.A.2, HSS-ID.A.3

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Exponential Modeling

By The Statistics of the American Dream

This is a structured series of problems designed to help students explore exponential word problems. This packet covers the differences between linear and exponential functions (changing by a constant amount vs. constant percentage), how to

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Scaffolded Notes, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSF-LE.A.1, HSF-LE.A.1a, HSF-LE.A.1b, HSF-LE.A.1c, HSF-LE.A.2, HSF-LE.A.3, HSF-LE.B.5

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught 7th-12th grade math for 15 years. I have been teaching a Statistics elective covering the A.P. Statistics curriculum for over a decade. The materials available in this store are part of a course I developed to cover the topics on the College Board course outline by exploring published work in statistics, economics, and social science explaining systems of power and injustice in American society.In addition to the skills and concepts covered in a traditional statistics course, these materials touch on the impact of race and gender on income and intergenerational economic mobility, food security and access to health care, the school-to-prison pipeline/racialized policing practices, the legacy of redlining on urban planning, and the interplay between funding, unionization, and public school quality. Unit 1: Descriptive Statistics of univariate data, comparing distributions, and the distribution of income in the United States. Unit 2: Bivariate data, scatter plots, and intergenerational social mobility Unit 3: Regressions, food insecurity, and health insurance systems

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. International Economics, Georgetown University M.A. Economics, University of Chicago

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GRADES

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

Math, Algebra, PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Social Studies, Government, Statistics, Economics , Word Problems, Algebra 2