Table of Contents Foreword v Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Introduction to the Teacher’s Module ix Introduction 3 (with teacher’s notes on pp. 1–2) Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #1: Did You Wash Your Hands? 6 Investigation #1: Did You Wash Your Hands? 10 Section I: Observational Studies 19 (with teacher’s notes on pp. 16–18) Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #2: Get Your Hot Dogs Here! 23 Investigation #2: Get Your Hot Dogs Here! 31 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #3: What’s in a Name? 46 Investigation #3: What’s in a Name? 48 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #4: If the Shoe Fits … 52 Investigation #4: If the Shoe Fits … 56 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #5: Buckle Up 60 Investigation #5: Buckle Up 64 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #6: It’s Golden (and It’s Not Silence) 68 Investigation #6: It’s Golden (and It’s Not Silence) 71 Section II: Surveys 76 (with teacher’s notes on pp. 74–75) Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #7: Welcome to Oostburg! 78 Investigation #7: Welcome to Oostburg! 82 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #8: Student Participation in Sports 87 Investigation #8: Student Participation in Sports 89 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #9: Planning and Conducting a Survey 93 Investigation #9: Planning and Conducting a Survey 95 iii Section III: Experiments 106 (with teacher’s notes on pp. 102–105) Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #10: Do Diets Work? 111 Investigation #10: Do Diets Work? 116 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #11: Distracted Learning 121 Investigation #11: Distracted Learning 127 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #12: Would You Drink Blue Soda? 135 Investigation #12: Would You Drink Blue Soda? 138 Section IV: Drawing Conclusions 145 (with teacher’s notes on pp. 143–144) Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #13: The Internet—Information or Social Highway? 147 Investigation #13: The Internet—Information or Social Highway? 151 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #14: Evaluating the MySpace Claim 158 Investigation #14: Evaluating the MySpace Claim 161 Teacher’s Notes for Investigation #15: Are Teens the Same Everywhere? 166 Investigation #15: Are Teens the Same Everywhere? 169 Random Number Table 182 Squares for Simulation 183 & 185 iv.