Lesson Updates (Summer 2023)
To be relevant, we need to stay relevant. That's why, every summer, we update some of our lessons with more recent data, more engaging contexts, and other improvements based on teacher feedback. Below is a summary of the most significant additions we've made to our Semester 1 AP Stats materials. I hope it's helpful for planning the year ahead :)
Context Choices - Lesson 1.2 (Describing Categorical Data)
Check out our new landing page for Lesson 1.2, where you'll find 3 lesson versions. Joining the original version are two new ones, each involving different datasets and contexts. We're piloting a new model where we put the power in your hands - allowing teachers to choose the dataset, context, and lesson flow that best fits their class. You can also rest easy knowing that, no matter what, all options will cover the same required AP Stats material. Below are the two new lesson options:
Admissions
Lesson 1.2 (Version B)
Students investigate apparent disparities in UC Berkeley's admissions, eventually discovering that a subtle statistical "illusion" may be to blame (Simpson's Paradox).
Basketball
Lesson 1.2 (Version C)
How can one player be better overall, but also worse in each category? Students investigate this paradox when comparing two of the WNBA's greatest players. In the end, mosaic plots come to the rescue!
Desmos Update
Thanks to the wonderful work of Kevin McSorley, we've upped our Desmos game yet again. Activities created during the height of the pandemic - when most of us were teaching online - have been modified to be shorter and more conducive to in-person learning / discussion. Plus, we've added more animations, simulations, and ways to make stats jump "off the page." Check it out:
Of course, none of this could have been possible without the amazing work of the teachers who stepped up in 2020 to help create our initial Desmos collection. Thank you!
Let's skew it!