Paper Towers Statistics
by Bethany Pachel
This is a fun, low-prep activity. All you need is some cards and marbles. Students will build towers that are capable of holding a bucket of marbles. Once the groups have been tested, you will discuss all the data collected for statistical analysis.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TvoJrKb4lSGPjRWZ_-iNU9GQgxWgUyJB/edit?u…Subject Area
Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Statistics and Probability (SP)
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