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Title	Analyzing a scatter plot of COVID-19 death rates of blue vs red states
Assumed knowledge	Students should be able to create a scatter plot from a table of data.
Activities	Students will examine a scatter plot from a news source. Students will be invited to comment on "What do you notice? What do you wonder?"
Class time	45-60 minutes
Source
"For red and blue America, a glaring divide in COVID-19 death rates persists 2 years later". ABC News. 2022-03-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26.
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Activities

• Teacher asks students to read the source article in class.
• Teacher asks students to document their thoughts about the article in a Google Form: "What do you notice? What do you wonder?".
• Teacher asks students to work in groups of 3 to (i) verify at least two data sources referenced in the article and (ii) identify one additional data source not referenced in the article that may support or refute the conclusion drawn by the author.

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