1. Formative Assessments

2. Draw a weak negative correlation.
Draw a scatter plot on a whiteboard with strong positive correlation and hold it up.
Draw a weak negative correlation.
Formative Assessment 1 Done after correlation and causation are defined

3. Is there a correlation between the level of income a person has and the likelihood that he will be a smoker?
Formative Assessment 2 Done after discussion on smoking and demographics

4. Can an r value be determined from the data given?
Draw what you think a scatter plot of would like with Slurpee sales on the horizontal axis and Daily average temperature on the vertical axis.
Can an r value be determined from the data given?
Formative Assessment 3 Done after the examples with Wal-Mart, Pharmacy Sales, and Global Warming

5. Write on a 3x5 card an example of a case where there is correlation but no causation.
Formative Assessment 4 Done after discussion on ice cream sales and drownings