Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week honors the contributions of the newspaper and is celebrated in the resource within a civics, mathematics, and fine arts setting. The resource represents every grade from 3rd to 12th with questions...

A cross-curricular resource that takes the electoral votes and allows your learners to organize and analyze the data. Young voters can determine which states are more influential and interpret the dotplot provided for more data....

Few things can motivate children to learn like the promise of a sweet and tasty treat. Given a bag of M&M®s, Skittles®, or other colorful candy, students first predict the contents of the bag before counting the pieces,...

This thirteen page data analysis worksheet contains a number of interesting problems regarding statistics. The activities cover the concepts of average measurements, standard deviation, box and whisker plots, quartiles, frequency...

Nobody can say no to puppies, so lets use them in math! Your learners will take puppy birth weights and organize them into different graphs. They can do a variety of different graphs and detail into the problem based on your classroom...

Collections of data represented in stem and leaf plots are organized by young statisticians as they embark some math engaging activities.

There are patterns in nearly everything — even earthquakes. Pairs research current earthquakes to see if there are any patterns. They determine the mean, median, and mode of the earthquake data, along with the maximum and...

Teach statistics by analyzing raisins. A thorough activity provides lesson resources for five levels to include all grades. Younger pupils work on counting and estimation, mid-level learners build on their understanding of the measures...

Biking may be an outlier. Using data from 10 states on the number of people reporting they bike to work, pupils calculate the measures of center. Scholars determine the range and interquartile range and find which provides a better...

Explore the habitats around you with an activity that takes kids out of the classroom to learn about the local variety of habitats and the living things that call them home. In small groups, scholars investigate their surroundings,...

Explore the measures of central tendency through a challenging task. Given values for the mean, median, mode, and range, collaborative groups create a set of data that would produce those values. They then critique other answers and...

Students will find the mean and median of a set of data.

Find a quick, concise explanation of a mode. An example is given and clearly explained. Mean and median are also explained.

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,...

In this set of exercises, a set of data is provided; students answer questions about mean, median, mode, and quartiles. Questions are multiple choice with solutions provided.

This is a virtual discussion between a mentor and student involving mean, median, and mode. Discusses when each is used and how they are found.

This math tutorial provides an explanation of the median value for a groups of numbers.

A series of step-by-step worked problems demonstrating how to take a set of data and produce the measures of central tendency. Hints are provided along the way and the final measures are shown for the user to check.

Students explore the meaning of the average (mean) value for a set of data.

This website gives a clear, simple explanation of how to find a mode.

This math tutorial illustrates the mean of a set of data.

Shodor offers this interactive Stem and Leaf Plotter. The mean, median, and mode may be calculated or checked for accurracy with your given data. Be sure to check the "What?" link to find exercises and a lesson plan.

This is a great place for lesson information on the concept of analyzing data - measures of central tendency. Three other tabs are available besides the "What Is It?" link. Tips and Tricks, When Students Ask, and Lesson Ideas also...

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.