1. COFSP Mason High School Statistics
Santeri Potticary
Materials Engineering

2. Topics Experimental Design Descriptive Statistics
Identify the variables and treatments
Randomization
Data collection
Descriptive Statistics
Scatter plots for interpreting data sets

3. Academic Content Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.B.6.A - Fit a function to the data; use functions fitted to data to solve problems in the context of the data. Use given functions or choose a function suggested by the context. 
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.B.6.C - Fit a linear function for a scatter plot that suggests a linear association.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.C.7 - Interpret the slope (rate of change) and the intercept (constant term) of a linear model in the context of the data.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.C.8 - Compute (using technology) and interpret the correlation coefficient of a linear fit.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.C.9 - Distinguish between correlation and causation.

4. Electrical Conductivity in Materials
Guiding Questions
Why is energy storage important?
What properties are important to energy storage?
How can the type of material affect conductivity?
What properties affect conductivity?
Is cost an issue?

5. Electrical Conductivity in Materials
Objectives
Measure electrical current in a wire
Identify properties affecting conductivity
Understand and apply components of experimental design
Analyze experimental results statistically.

6. Applications, Careers, Society
Statistics used to determine material properties from an experiment shows application of math in engineering
Pictures show technology so students understand that classroom concepts can lead to exciting careers in product development
Airplane fires caused buy lithium-ion batteries show societal impact of understanding material properties

7. Reflections Students were engaged Critical thinking was demonstrated
Many concepts were covered
Reasons for performing experiment
Experimental design
Data collection and analysis
Material properties
Applied statistics to a real life situation
Introduced materials engineering and engineering design