TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Means, Modes, and Medians
Students experience data collection, analysis and inquiry in this LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT -based activity. They measure the position of an oscillating platform using a ultrasonic sensor and perform statistical analysis to determine the mean,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Women's 5000 M World Record Progression: Median Median Line
In this activity, students will collect the Women's 5000 meter progression of world record data and find the median - median line and the linear regression for the data. They will investigate the appropriateness of each of the models.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Data Types
The University of Illinois provides this site that is helpful because of the various kinds of data that can be collected. This lesson plan helps students differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and many other types of data.
Google
Google for Education: Sorting Data
In this example students use data collected from their class and learn to sort it before calculating the mean, median, and mode. Additionally, students learn how to use spreadsheet functions to sort based on different criteria, leading...
ABCya
Ab Cya: It's Glow Time Mean, Median, Mode, & Range
Want to have fun while learning Mean, Median, Mode, and Range? Well... It's Glow Time! In this game kids can play a favorite arcade game to earn tickets and points, and then analyze the data. Type in the correct answers to enter Free...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Ridin' Along in My Automobile"
Students will research prices of used cars to discover how automobiles lose their value over time. Students will create a chart to record their information, use their chart to graph their data, and find measures of central tendency of...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Interpreting Data Quiz
This is a quiz with five quick questions to check your understanding of how to interpret data. It is self checking.
Education Development Center
Math Partners: Statistics and Probability [Pdf]
Comprehensive unit that consists of lessons and activities designed to help students learn statistics and probability concepts.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Measures of Central Tendency
Mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency in data analysis. Each can be used to identify central tendency. Box-and-whiskers plots are a visual representation of collected data involving medians.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Your Hair to Understand Descriptive Statistics
Enhance students' understanding of various descriptive measures with a visual interpretation of a mean, median, outlier, and the concept of distance-to-mean.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Statistics for Math B
Students will determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of collected data. They will make a frequency histogram of the grouped data, both on graph paper, and on the TI 83+.
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Whirlybirds [Pdf]
This engaging lesson combines the concepts of statistics and measurement. Learners create a simulation of a parachute jump using whirlybirds, to predict the frequency of an event occurring. A detailed lesson plan which includes a list of...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Bubble Mania [Pdf]
Bubble Mania is a lesson plan that focuses on the concept of measurement as it applies to the diameter, circumference, and area in a bubble. Extension activities and connections, related worksheets, and additional resources are included.