Which fluids make the best bubbles? Pupils experiment with multiple fluids to determine which allows for the largest bubbles before popping. They gather data, analyze it in multiple ways, and answer analysis questions proving they understand dot plots, box plots, and five number summaries.

Concepts

statistics, box plot, dot plot, data collection, data analysis, diameter

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Remind students not to drink any of the fluids used in the lesson
• Have scholars create a scatter plot of the data and find the line of best fit

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of numeric summaries, mean, five number summaries, constructing and interpreting box plots, and constructing dot plots

Pros

• Hands-on activity appeals to many learning styles
• Includes an answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.SP.A.1 7.SP.A.2 7.SP.B.3 7.SP.B.4