Data
Analysis and Research Methods
Course Description and Syllabus
On Your Own #14 - Part 2, Activity 7
Key Purposes:
- Students identify an area of interest and do
background research.
- Students pose questions to be investigated and
stated hypotheses to be tested in an experiment.
- Students can design, run, and analyze a two-factor,
two-level full factorial experiment.
- Students can present the results of their findings
with emphasis on purpose, structure, visual examples,
and arguments.
At this point in the course, The Funnel
experiment is used. It is an adoption of an activity
introduced by Bert Gunter, Merck Research Labs
To see a Quick
Time Movie of the The Funnel Experiment, Click
any of the above images. There are three
different clips demonstrating the Funnel
Experiment. File size may be large, please
allow enough time for the download.
Click here to download quicktime
Description:
On your own. Students design
and run an experiment of their own choosing.
The experiment must be a two-factor two-level
experiment (2x2 or 22).
Alignment with
Michigan Curriculum Framework:
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Mathematics
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Strand
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Standard
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Benchmark High School
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Patterns,
Relationships, and Functions
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2, 3, 4, 5
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Patterns,
Relationships, and Functions
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1, 2, 3, 6
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Geometry and
Measurement
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7
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Geometry and
Measurement
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1, 2, 5
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Geometry and
Measurement
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Science
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Strand
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Standard
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Benchmark High School
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Construct New
Scientific and Personal Knowledge
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Reflect on the
Nature, Adequacy and Connections Across Scientific
Knowledge
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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English Language
Arts
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Strand
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Standard
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Benchmark High School
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Meaning and Communication
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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1, 3, 4
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1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
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Language
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Voice
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Skills and Process
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1, 2, 3, 4
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Depth of Understanding
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1, 2, 3
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Ideas in Action
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Inquiry and Research
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1, 2, 3, 4
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Critical Standard
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12
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