Causation and Correlation
Authored by Shelby Willoughby
Mathematics
8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)
High social media usage and reduced grades.
Car ran out of gas and being stranded on the side of the road.
Recess time and number of friends.
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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)
Rainfall and time spent reading.
Eating more butter and increased divorce rates.
It started raining and the baseball game was delayed.
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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which example shows CAUSATION? (Which one CAUSED the other to happen.)
Being happy and being a better student.
An insect ate poison and it died.
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CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which example shows CORRELATION? (The events show correlation, but one thing does NOT cause the other thing to happen.)
I put water in the freezer and now I have ice.
The alarm clock went off and I woke up.
Temperature and the amount of people at the beach.
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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which example shows a CORRELATION? (The events show correlation, but one thing does NOT cause the other thing to happen.)
It rained and the ground is wet.
Ice cream sales increase as temperature increases.
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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing. Fossil fuel use is increasing. Knowing just these two facts and NO OTHER INFORMATION, what is this?
Both
Causation
Correlation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Correlation or Causation: the speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use?
Correlation
Causation
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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9
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