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Goals
- Adapt modules that address mathematical skills using a topic in biology
- Learn how to use data-driven modules in undergraduate life science courses
- Mix and match parts of modules and customize them for use in the classroom
Mentor
Final Products
Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests v1.0
Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will determine whether observations fall within government safety guidelines for safe consumption.