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Prairie Dogs: Finding the Balance Lesson PlanPrairie Dogs: Finding the Balance Lesson Plan
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Prairie Dogs: Finding the Balance

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Students study about prairie dogs and determine the mean, median, and mode of a prairie dog tow's population.

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average, central tendency

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average, prairie dogs, math
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
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Presentation

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