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Drawing and Reading Box Plots Instructional VideoDrawing and Reading Box Plots Instructional Video
Publisher
Corbett Maths
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Grade
7th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:46
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2013
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Drawing and Reading Box Plots

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Box and whiskers have more to do with data than they do with cats! A video lesson describes how to plot, analyze, and compare box plots. Mathematicians first learn to create a box plot and then how to use information about the quartiles to answer questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

box plot, interquartile range, quartiles, range, median, data, data analysis

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use practice problems as board work to check for understanding
  • Create a set of guided notes for the class to complete as they view the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • A basic understanding of median and range is helpful

Pros

  • Highlights the key vocabulary associated with box plots
  • Diagrams provide clarity to the concepts

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 HSS-ID.A.1 RST.6-8.8 RST.9-10.8

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