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Lesson Plans for CED Unit 5: Sampling Distributions
AP Statistics lesson plans that align to Unit 5 of the College Board Course and Exam Description (CED), covering sampling distributions.
Jan 5, 20202 min read

AP Statistics Lesson Plans -- Aligning to the CED
Check out our plan for teaching the second semester of AP Stats in the order suggested by the College Board Course and Exam Description.
Dec 20, 20192 min read

Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) for the Pythagorean Theorem
In these lessons, students will discover the Pythagorean Theorem through the Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) teaching philosophy.
Dec 6, 20192 min read

Lesson Plans for Teaching Binomial Distributions
In this post, we reveal how binomial distributions are a path to inference, and then give you four lessons you can use to teach it well.
Nov 24, 20193 min read

Why won't Mrs. Gallas just give me notes?
It was Parent Teacher Conference night during the first year that we switched all of our AP Stats lessons from traditional notes to ALL...
Nov 9, 20192 min read

Yo Stats Medic. Where Are All Your Guided Notes?
In this post, we outline exactly how we give students the formal learning that is needed for later success on the AP Exam.
Nov 2, 20192 min read

Can You Taco Tongue and Evil Eyebrow? Two Lessons for Teaching Probability
Help students to understand two-way tables, Venn diagrams, the General Addition formula, conditional probability, and independence.
Oct 26, 20193 min read

SRS, Stratified, Cluster and Now...Systematic by Justin Timberlake
Do we need to teach systematic random sampling? According to the new College Board CED, the answer is YES! Check out our new lesson.
Oct 13, 20192 min read

Anthony Marble Goes "ALL IN" with Stats Medic
What happens when AP Stats teacher Anthony Marble decides to go ALL IN with Stats Medic. Check out the incredible results.
Oct 3, 20194 min read

My Favorite Question
A blog post from former AP Statistics Chief Reader Allan Rossman from his blog Ask Good Questions.
Sep 24, 20194 min read

Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data
The new College Board Course and Exam Description requires AP Stats teachers to make some changes in the way they teach two-variable data.
Sep 21, 20192 min read

What the Heck is a Mosaic Plot?
Well...it's related to a segmented bar graph, but much better.
Aug 24, 20192 min read

The First Day of Statistics Class
The summer is winding down, and the first day of school is fast approaching. This likely means that you have a few days of full staff PD...
Aug 4, 20193 min read

A New Formula Sheet for the AP Statistics Exam
Recently, College Board released the new Course and Exam Description, a 263 page document that clearly outlines the content expectations...
May 26, 20192 min read

Early Solutions for the 2019 AP Statistics Exam
The College Board typically releases the free response questions for the AP Statistics Exam the Saturday following the exam. Starting...
May 19, 20191 min read


Predictions for the 2019 AP Statistics Exam
So last year we made some wild guesses about what might show up on the AP Exam. It turns out we correctly predicted the two sample t-test...
May 7, 20191 min read

Know your AP Stats Formula Sheet
The AP Stats formula sheet can do one of two things to a student: 1. Provide a sense of comfort and security, like a warm blanket. 2....
May 7, 20191 min read

How to Survive the Investigative Task
One of the most important goals in AP Statistics is to produce students who can think and reason statistically. We want them to be able...
May 1, 20192 min read


Calculator Functions for the AP Stats Exam
Throughout the school year, we’ve covered tons of different calculator functions. Wouldn't it be nice to have a complete list all in one...
Apr 28, 20192 min read

AP Exam Review: Activity Gallery Walk
Every lesson this year started students out with an experience. After the experience, we helped formalize our students learning by...
Apr 19, 20192 min read
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