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Plotting with Pennies

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Fifth graders use pennies to gather data, organize and order data, graph the data on a stem-and-leaf plot, and evaluate the range, median, and mode of the data.

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pennies, coins, money, plotting points, coordinate plane

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pennies, plotting, math
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Grade
5th
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Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins

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