How this resource helps
Identify data sources, funding, collection dates, measurement methods and missing source information. Evaluate recruitment, random sampling, random assignment, confounding and nonresponse in study designs. Check graph scales, denominators, units and count-versus-rate comparisons using reported data. Rewrite unsupported claims and propose justified improvements while preserving legitimate findings. The suggested 3-session pathway covers: Trace the source and study design; Audit graphical claims; Evaluate missingness, currency and claims. Seven instructional sections move from warm-up and modeling through guided, collaborative and independent practice to small-group reteach and exit tasks. Select tasks based on student evidence; the reusable 60-task bank is not intended to be assigned in full within the suggested sessions. Require specific quoted or paraphrased report details, checked calculations where relevant, a justified critique and a proportionate revision. Separate source credibility, design validity and display accuracy rather than treating one favorable feature as proof of all three. Download contains one 138-page PDF in a ZIP. No editable Word or PowerPoint files are included. Course-aligned, not an invented grade-specific standard. Review the full SAMPLE-watermarked preview before purchasing.
What’s Included
- 138-page student and teacher PDF
- 30 multiple-choice questions with option explanations
- 30 open-response tasks with worked teacher keys
- Daily learning targets and suggested 3-session pathway
- Worked models, response organizers and student workspaces
- Seven instructional sections: warm-up, modeling, guided practice, collaborative practice, independent practice, small-group reteach and exit tasks
- Full 138-page SAMPLE preview
Resource details
- Grade / course
- NC Math 3 (high school course; not a grade-specific standard)
- Subject and resource type
- Mathematics — Making Inference and Justifying Conclusions · Detailed standard-aligned student and teacher packet
- Files
- 138 main PDF pages · PDF + ZIP
- Estimated completion time
- Suggested 3-session pathway with flexible task selection and additional meetings as needed. The 60-task bank is not intended to be completed in full in these sessions.
- Answer key
- Worked teacher keys included. Multiple-choice keys explain every option; open-response keys identify reasoning and evidence to assess. Collect independent responses before revealing answers.
Standard or objective
NC.M3.S-IC.6 — Evaluate articles and websites that report data by identifying the source of the data, the design of the study, and the way the data are graphically displayed.