Data Capstone Lessons

In many high school math courses, statistics topics are often saved for the end of the textbook. As a result, amidst already heavily-packed instructional calendars, classes have a difficult time reaching any statistics content. We take a different approach.

Our daily-format Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 lessons are organized into contextual units, where students use algebraic models to explore a relevant context over multiple lessons. At the end of these units, we provide a data capstone lesson, where students close the unit by analyzing the same context with a statistical approach. This means that…

• Statistics learning targets are infused throughout the course, rather than in an unreachable unit at the end of the course.

• Statistical analysis is presented in connection with algebraic analysis, rather than as a wholly unrelated set of skills.

• Rigorous data analysis becomes a satisfying extension of the unit’s themes, rather than a pointlessly challenging set of exercises.

Check out our full listing of data capstone lessons below, or find them at the end of each unit for Algebra 1 and Algebra 2.