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End of Year Review Stations

Using stations for EOY review is way better than handing out "Frickin' Packets" (IMHO).  The students are able to collaborate and discuss tasks as opposed to sitting in silence and drooling on themselves (trust me, this is a real thing).  With the students talking, more people are engaged- and those students who sometimes do not speak in whole class or ask questions from the teacher during quiet independent work tend to find their voices in small group settings.  Win-win for everyone!

 This particular review for the AP Statistics course includes a "Who Dunnit" theme where students are prompted to find out who killed Jay Walker, where, and with what instrument.  In the past, I have thought it was fun to add teachers from my school as part of the suspect pool.  However, keeping up with our turnover rate got to be too much for my hectic schedule and feeble mind.  So I now use characters or famous people.

 This activity (click here to copy it to your Google Drive) was a great way to engage everyone and to avoid the boringness of a typical packet review.  The students appreciate the opportunity to show off their expertise, and I've found that students do an incredible job of explaining topics to each other!

 ~SSB

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