Crab Island

This is the first of several lessons where students use samples to draw conclusions about a population. Students learn the terms sample and population and explore the advantages and disadvantages of using samples to answer a question about a population.

By Desmos Classroom

Learning goals: Learning Goals • Understand that a sample may be used when it is unreasonable to gather data about a population. • Compare the mean of multiple samples from the same population to the mean of the population.