Lesson Updates (Semester 2)
Last week, we shared summer updates to our first semester AP Stats lessons, which now include more recent data, more engaging contexts, and other improvements based on teacher feedback.
Also, earlier in the summer, we shared the release of our first inference trifecta lessons. These lessons combine experience-based activities, computer simulation, and relevant lesson contexts to provide well-rounded learning experiences for students.
After a lot of hard work this summer, we're excited to announce that worlds are colliding. We're releasing updated versions of our second semester AP Stats lessons, many of which use the inference trifecta approach. We've featured some of these lessons below.
We think you'll really like these changes. That said, don't worry: In most cases, if a lesson has received a major update, you'll find a link at the bottom of the page to an "archived" version that you can continue to use. Go with your preference!
Featured Lesson Updates
Note: In most cases, you can find "archived" versions of these lessons linked at the bottom of their webpages.
Intro to Sampling Dist.
Lesson 6.1
Students use simulation applet to explore gerrymandering from both sides of the aisle.
This new context serves as a more current alternative to the German Tank problem.
Sampling Dist. for Mean
Lesson 6.4
New lesson context: Wait times for veterans' healthcare appointments.
Students use a new applet and the VA website to explore mean wait times for veterans' healthcare appointments.
Intro to Conf. Intervals
Lesson 7.1
Lesson features a great Desmos activity (by Kevin McSorley), in which students collect their own polls, create their own intervals, and see whose intervals captured the true results on election day.
Intro to Hyp. Tests
Lesson 7.4
New lesson context: Was there a 'home court' advantage during the NBA Bubble?
Simulation through great Desmos activity (by Kevin McSorley) provides intuitive intro to hypothesis tests.