Measures of Central Tendency

In this measures of central tendency activity, students respond to 7 short answer questions pertaining to mean, mode, and median.

On this very neat worksheet, baseball fans compare the ages of the players on Dimitri's team and then place them in a line plot. They calculate the centers of measure for the data as well.

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...

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, creating a...

Students select ten states and use the number of letters in each state name as their data. In this measures of central tendency instructional activity, students find the mean, median and mode of the number of letters in their selected...

Sam is running for class treasurer and Zoe wants to know if he won the election. Follow along as she counts up the votes and uses the mode to determine the winner. After viewing the presentation, work through the Try It! practice...

Students keep track of the number of tosses it takes them to reach each base, and encourage team members and recognize their successes. To make this activity fit the level of older classes, measure distances and figure averages as you play!

Third graders review important vocabulary to explain measures of central tendency and reaction time. In pairs, they measure reaction time of dropping and catching a ruler. Data is collected after repeated catches and information is...

Elementary ecologists examine trophic relationships using a coral reef food pyramid as an example. They play a game applying math skills that ultimately demonstrate the important role of the ever-scary top predator, the shark. This is a...

Students follow the scientific method in collecting data.  In this following the scientific method in collecting data lesson plan, students develop a question they would like answered such as how many aluminum cans are consumed each...