I created this project as a way for my 6th graders to practice their statistical skills. They loved it! They get to pretend to be epidemiologists studying a virus outbreak that is turning people into zombies. It’s a fantastic way for students to see how statistics is used in the “real world” – they were also very interested to learn about the field of epidemiology.
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The Project: Students pretend to be epidemiologists investigating a zombie outbreak occurring in the United States. Students apply their statistical skills to determine:
- Where the virus is originating
- Which patients are likely to become zombie
- Which symptoms are most common
Students practice:
-creating dot plots, a bar graph, and a box plot
-describing the distribution of data
-determining the mean and mode
-evaluating the usefulness of the measures of central tendency based on the data’s distribution
You can purchase this fun activity here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/6th-Grade-Statistics-Project-Analyzing-Zombie-Virus-with-Dot-Plots-and-Mean-3111273
Is there an answer key?
No. 🙁
Maybe one day, if I teach 6th grade again!
yes
Yes. On TPT.
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I love this! Do you have an editable verison?