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Mode, Median, and Mean
In this measures of central tendency activity, learners determine the mode, median, and mean of a given data set based on children's test scores. They fill in a tally chart and answer 6 questions based on the data.
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Maps and Modes, Finding a Mean Home on the Range
Fifth graders investigate data from maps to solve problems. In this data lesson, 5th graders study maps and collect data from each map. Students present their data in a variety of ways and calculate the mode, mean, median, and range.
Virginia Department of Education
Calculating Measures of Dispersion
Double the fun — calculate two measures of deviation. The lesson plan provides information to lead the class through the process of calculating the mean absolute deviation and the standard deviation of a data set. After learning how to...
Noyce Foundation
Baseball Players
Baseball is all about statistics. Pupils solve problems related to mean, median, and range. They calculate the total weight of players given the mean weight, calculate the mean weight of reserve players given the mean weight of the...
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What's Your Average? What Do You Mean? I'm More Than Just Average
Upper grade and middle schoolers collect data, analyze and interpret the data. This three-part lesson should provide learners with a firm understanding about the differences between mean, median, and mode and how to perform the...
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Quiz: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Use this measure of central tendency worksheet to have learners find mean, median, mode and range of ten sets of nine numbers. Numbers are presented in a series of lists.
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Mean, Median, Mode, and Range: Reteach
In this line plots worksheet, students review how to make a line plot to show data and review the steps to find mean, median, mode, and range. Students then make a line plot for the data in exercise 1 and use it to answer the remaining...
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Mathematical Modeling
Study various types of mathematical models in this math lesson. Learners calculate the slope to determine the risk in a situation described. They respond to a number of questions and analyze their statistical data. Then, they determine...
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Mean, Median, Mode and Range
Mean, median, mode, and range lessons can link math to real life experiences.
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Mean, Median, and Mode One
In this mean, median, and mode learning exercise, students find the mean, median, and mode for different problems of money, weight, and more. Students complete 6 problems.
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What Happened to the Mean and Median
Students find the mean, median and mode. In hs statistics lesson, students collect, plot and analyze data. The identify the effect the central tendency have on the data and line.
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How Alike Are We?
Fourth graders find the range, mode, median, and mean for each of the data sets (height and shoe size). They discuss which measure of central tendency for each data set best represents the class and why. Students graph the shoe size and...
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Flicking Football Fun
Young mathematicians fold and flick their way to a deeper understanding of statistics with a fun, hands-on math unit. Over the course of four lessons, students use paper footballs to generate data as they learn how to create line...
Shodor Education Foundation
Plop It!
Build upon and stack up data to get the complete picture. Using the applet, pupils build bar graphs. As the bar graph builds, the interactive graphically displays the mean, median, and mode. Learners finish by exploring the changes in...
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Drive the Data Derby
Three days of race car design and driving through the classroom while guessing probability could be a third graders dream. Learn to record car speed, distances traveled, and statistics by using calculation ranges using the mean, median,...
Shodor Education Foundation
Skew Distribution
Slide the class into a skewed view. Learners alter the location of the median relative to the mean of a normal curve to create a skew distribution. They compare the curve to a histogram distribution with the same skewness.
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Lesson #46: Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
In this bar graphs and line graphs worksheet, students interpret bar graphs, line graphs, and box-and-whisker plots. They find the measures of central tendency. This three-page worksheet contains notes, vocabulary, and approximately 10...
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Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Fifth graders determine the meaning of mean, median, mode, and range. In this measures of central tendency lesson, 5th graders show their ability to find the mean, median, range, and mode of a data set. They use a class set of birthday...
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Find the possible values for the Median
In this online math learning exercise, students find values for the median given a variety of sets of data. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...
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Word Problems That Involve the Mean (II)
In this word problem instructional activity, learners examine real world problems. They compute the mean, median, and mode of given problems. This one-page instructional activity contains 5 multi-step problems. Answers are provided.
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Find the Range #5
In this mathematics worksheet, students view 6 different sets of numbers. Students, for each set of numbers, find the mean, mode, median and range. Students place their answers in the boxes provided.
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Finding Mean, Mode and Median in the Computer Lab
Students create spreadsheets which will display and figure mean, median, and mode of a set of numbers.
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Mode, Median, Mean
In this mean, median, and mode activity, students find the mean, median, and mode for each set of numbers given. Students complete 5 problems total.
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Density of a Paper Clip Lab Review
Even though this assignment is brought to you by Physics Lab Online, it is best used as a math practice. Middle schoolers calculate the range, mean, mode, and median for a list of eight different paper clip densities. They analyze...