Sample Squad

Race to the finish by choosing random samples, spotting bias, predicting from samples and judging claims.

Grade 7Board race1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

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Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Screenshot of Sample Squad in the middle of a game

What students practice

Random vs. biased samples, representative samples, sources of bias (convenience, voluntary response, leading questions), improving a sample, why bigger isn't better if biased, predicting population counts with proportions and percents, judging predictions, sampling variability, using several samples, checking claims like 'most students…' against sample data

Standards

OAS 7.D.1.1

Common Core: 7.SP.A.1–2 · 7.RP.A.3

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.