A Statistical Odyssey Worksheets and Lesson Plans

These lesson plans and worksheets are built to accompany A Statistical Odyssey, Critikid’s online course about common mistakes in data analysis. If you don’t already have the course, you can get the A Statistical Odyssey Bundle, which includes both a course pass and these resources.

If you would like to use this in a classroom with multiple students, please see the Classroom Usage section at the bottom.

What’s included

You’ll get PDFs of everything you need to run 14 classes of about 40 minutes each:

• Lesson Plans: Step-by-step plans for each class with a consistent structure and minimal prep
• Reflection Worksheets: Printable student pages that match each lesson
• Cumulative Assessment: A final test for understanding across the full unit
• Critikid's "Data Analysis Handbook": A short guide to help you learn the concepts before teaching them

What to expect

Each class incorporates two types of learning:

1. Independent work: Students work through a portion of the online course and complete reflection questions
2. Interactive work: Discussion prompts and mini-activities with an adult facilitator

Homeschool note: If you’d like a more independent setup, you can skip the activity portions and still get a lot of value from the course and reflection worksheets.

Classroom Usage

Ideally, each student has their own access to A Statistical Odyssey and a device (with headphones) so they can move through the online component at their own pace. To get access for an unlimited number of students, purchase a For Schools subscription. The subscription includes these worksheets and lesson plans.

If students don't have their own devices, you can run the course by projecting the online lessons onto a screen for the whole class and working through it as a group.