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Month: February 2025

These resources from Math Medic are designed to save you time while sparking your students’ curiosity.

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Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) for the Pythagorean Theorem

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

In these lessons, students will discover the Pythagorean Theorem through the Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) teaching philosophy.

Why Bother with z-scores and Table A?

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

We use z-scores and Table A to help us find area under normal distributions (P-value) so that we can make a conclusion to a significance…

SRS, Stratified, Cluster and Now…Systematic by Taylor Swift

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

Do we need to teach systematic random sampling? According to the new College Board CED, the answer is YES! Check out our new lesson.

Building Thinking Classrooms and EFFL: Can You Do Both?

By Sarah Stecher | February 15, 2025

How to incorporate Liljedahl’s 14 teaching practices into your EFFL classroom.

A Detailed Analysis of the Questions Used on the AP Statistics Exam

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

What type of multiple choice and free response questions can we expect to see?

Homework Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

Karen Sleno explains how she’s totally changed her approach to homework this year.

Our First BC Lessons are HERE!

By Sarah Stecher | February 15, 2025

Check out three new EFFL lessons for AP Calc BC.

8 Strategies to Build Understanding of U-substitution

By Sarah Stecher | February 15, 2025

Use this set of prompts and warm-ups to help students gain conceptual understanding of u-substitution.

EFFL on a Budget!

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

Giving students an experience before formalizing the learning often requires costly materials. Check out our tips for doing it on a budget.

Staying Out of the Gray Zone

By Math Medic | February 15, 2025

Karen Sleno shares her biggest take-aways from the 2023 AP Calculus Reading.