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Play It

For Teachers 6th - 9th
There are a number of activities here that look at representing data in different ways. One activity, has young data analysts conduct a class survey regarding a new radio station, summarize a data set, and use central tendencies to...
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The One in the Middle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review and reinforce the concepts of mean, median, and mode based on the number of siblings the students have. They use Post-it notes to organize and re-organize the data.
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Charting the Heights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students enter data regarding the height of classmates into a spreadsheet. Formulas will also be entered to find the median, mean, and mode of the data.
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Slopes, Hopes, & Speed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the sport of skiing through Internet research in this multi-task lesson. They compare and generalize the results of five individuals by using mean, median, and mode.
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Averages and Percentages

For Students 6th - 7th
In this averages and percents activity, students identify and define average as all numbers together divided by the total number of items added. Then they identify and define percent as the given number out of a total possible. Students...
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Virginia Department of Education

Balancing Act

For Teachers 6th Standards
How many different interpretations of the mean are there? Scholars place numbers on a number line and determine the mean. They interpret the mean as the average value and as the balance point.
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Bowland

Alien Invasion

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Win the war of the worlds! Scholars solve a variety of problems related to an alien invasion. They determine where spaceships have landed on a coordinate map, devise a plan to avoid the aliens, observe the aliens, and break a code to...
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Tricky Averages and Challenging Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In these two challenging problem solving worksheets, students calculate the mean, median, and mode and apply the results to find which average is best and then solve challenging multiple answers story problems. Students solve 16 problems.
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Beyond Averages: Median, Mode and Range: Post Test

For Students 5th - 6th
In this data worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice post test about finding the median, mean, mode and range of a set of data.
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M&M's and the Scientific Method

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the scientific method by conducting an in class experiment. In this scientific averages lesson, 6th graders discuss the concept of the scientific method, and define the different mathematical averages, mean, median...
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Leveled Problem Solving Mean, Median, and Mode

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mean, mode, and median worksheet, students solve the word problems by finding the mean, median, and mode. Students solve six word problems.
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Sales Leader

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a set of data based on a realtor's sales for a specific amount of time. Using this information, they calculate the mean, mode and median and how to skew the data to different points of view. They determine which...
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Fun with Math using Magnetic Force

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore and discuss the effectiveness of magnets in different situations. For this math lesson, 6th graders discuss rate and graphs after exploring with magnets using different restrictions on the magnets. They analyze...
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Integrating Math and Sports Project

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners work in pairs to choose a set data from one of the sports websites for their chosen sports. They find the mean, median, mode, and range of their data set. Students create a graph on Microsoft Excel and write several...
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The Power of Graphical Display: How to Use Graphs to Justify a Position, Prove a Point, or Mislead the Viewer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Analyze different types of graphs with learners. They conduct a survey and determine the mean, median and mode. They then identify different techniques for collecting data.
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American Statistical Association

What is the Probability of “Pigging Out”

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners apply their understanding of luck to a probability experiment. They play a game of Pass the Pigs to determine the probability of a specific outcome. Using analysis for their data, pupils declare the measures of center, dot...
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National Museum of Mathematics

Hands-On Data Analysis

For Teachers 6th Standards
Jump at the chance to use this resource. A kinesthetic activity has classmates jumping in several different ways (standing, single-step, and multiple-step jumps) to create handprints on poster paper taped to the wall. They measure the...
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Collecting, organizing and comparing data for cellular telephone buying and calculating average, and median price and best deal per cost.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners research data and develop statistical methods such as mean and median price and make convincing arguments as powerful ways for decision making.
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Prairie Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together to build models of prairie plants. Using the model, they estimate the height and then measure them using metric and standard units. They write a fraction to represent their part of the whole set and compare and...
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Survey: What Shape Has More In the Lucky Charms Box?

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this Lucky Charms instructional activity, students identify the shapes in the box, and using tally marks, count how many of each shape are included. This instructional activity may be used in elementary grades, for counting and tally...
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Lessons for Atlatl Users with Some Experience-Grade 6

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders experiment with an atlatl and dart.  In this sixth grade data management mathematics lesson, 6th graders explore and determine the most suitable methods of displaying data collected from their experimentation with throwing...
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Capture/Recapture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use proportions to estimate the size of populations. They describe the data with using a graph or table of the estimate. Students use descriptive statistics to calculate mean, median, and mode. They also compare and...
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Box And Whiskers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the concept of using box and whisker plots. They demonstrate how to use them to compute median, mode, and range. Students compare and contrast the complete and systematic processes use to solve problems. This...

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