Random Rectangles

This activity allows students to explore the significance of random sampling. Students begin by making a quick estimate of the average area, to finding the average area based on a sample of their choosing, and then finally to calculating the average area of randomly chosen rectangles. Students also explore the effect of sample size on sampling variance. Students will need a copy of the random rectangles worksheet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14IpSWba2p-Dzoo2u3ZeLGxKB175xgwJB/view Original activity: http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/RandomRectangles.pdf

By Richard Hung