Stage 3 · Grades 9–12 · math, statistics, and data-literacy electives
Data & Patterns: Hoard and Metrology Analysis
Statistics and graphing on a real archaeological dataset
Weights, diameters, and hoard contents are numbers with archaeological meaning. Students compute means and spreads, plot debasement over time, and reason about sampling bias in a dataset nobody designed for them.
3 assignments · one unit of descriptive statistics
What students learn to do
- Compute mean, median, and standard deviation for a coin type's weights.
- Plot a series over time and describe the trend in words.
- Reason about survivorship and excavation bias in a hoard sample.
- Estimate a missing value and state the uncertainty honestly.
Assignments in this track
| Task type | What the student produces |
|---|---|
| Metrology math | Estimate weight and diameter from the type, then check the data. |
| Essay | Explain one anomaly in the metrological record of a reign. |
The material behind the track
328833 records available today. Individual specimens with a recorded weight.
Standards alignment
- Common Core HSS-ID.A.1–4 (summarize, represent, interpret data).
- Common Core HSS-IC.B.6 (evaluate reports based on data).
- NGSS science and engineering practice 4: analyzing and interpreting data.
Alignments are our reading of the published frameworks, offered so you can start from something rather than nothing. Districts should map them against their own scope and sequence.
Free lesson plans for this track
- Weighing an Empire: Metrology and Debasement — two 45-minute periods (or one block)