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The Bell Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners are introduced to the concepts of the normal curve, skewness and the standard deviation. They discuss how the normal distribution has been used and misused to support conclusions.
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Mean, Median, Mode, Range

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners engage in a study of mean, median, mode, and range in order to represent data in tables. They are also exposed to the results of data that is skewed because of the outlier.
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Mean, Median and Mode

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young statisians work with sets of data. They find mean, median and mode, and discuss the effects of outliers on the data set.
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Mean / Average

For Students 5th - 7th
In this mean/average worksheet, learners find the mean in three ways: one, by redrawing the objects in a set to show the mean, two, by adding the numbers and dividing by how many numbers there are and three, by finding the mean with or...
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Using Averages

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, young scholars compute the range, mean, median and modal weight of candy bars from two machines. Students write a short essay about which machine is using too much chocolate and which is more reliable.
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Play It

For Teachers 6th - 9th
There are a number of activities here that look at representing data in different ways. One activity, has young data analysts conduct a class survey regarding a new radio station, summarize a data set, and use central tendencies to...
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What is the Average Height of Your Class?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this statistics lesson plan, learners use an on-line form generator create a class-specific form, then complete the form, view a graph and data analysis, and draw conclusions.
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Measures of Central Tendency

For Students 6th - 9th
In this measures of central tendency worksheet, learners find the mean, median, and mode of 9 problems given different data sets. Students then solve 2 word problems.
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Cumulative Frequency - Mental Tests

For Students 6th - 9th
In this measures of central tendency worksheet, quick-thinking pupils use mental math to find the mean, median, and range of samples. They use mental math to calculate subtraction problems. They complete 20 problems in which the answers...
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What's Your Average? What Do You Mean? I'm More Than Just Average

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Upper grade and middle schoolers collect data, analyze and interpret the data. This three-part lesson should provide learners with a firm understanding about the differences between mean, median, and mode and how to perform the...
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Quiz: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Use this measure of central tendency worksheet to have learners find mean, median, mode and range of ten sets of nine numbers. Numbers are presented in a series of lists.
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How Tall is the Average 6th Grader?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper grade and middle schoolers explore mathematics by participating in a measuring activity. They hypothesize on what the average height of a male or female 6th grader is and identify ways to find the average mathematically. Learners...
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Word Problems That Involve the Mean

For Students 6th - 7th
In this online worksheet, students solve 5 word problems. Each problem requires students to calculate for x.
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Integration: Statistics, Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners find the mean, median, and mode for each of four data sets. They are given two line plots, and compute the median and mode of the shown data. They find the median and mode for three stem and leaf plots. They solve two word...
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Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers work with the concept of probability. They are introduced to the concept of chaos. Learners graph and analyze using a line plot, work with mean, and are introduced to the concept of variance.
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Morning Math

For Students 4th - 6th
Good morning, mathematicians! Get your class to put on their thinking caps right away as they review past concepts and stay sharp on newer ones. Skills include number sequences, finding missing numerators, reducing fractions, finding...
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See Turtles Nest! See Turtles Hatch!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students graph data of sea turtles hatching rates from Watamu/Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve in Kenya.  In this math lesson, students use real life science data to calculate mean and median values. Students use the data to...
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Introduction to Statistics: Mean, Median, and Mode

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concepts of mean, median, and mode. They develop an understanding and familiarity with these concepts. Students explore mean and median in an efficient way. Students explore three different measures of center.
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Mean, Median and Mode (I)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online math worksheet, find the mean, median, and mode in a variety of sets of data. This excellent resource allows the middle schoolers to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Graphs: All About Our Class

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students respond to survey questions, discuss results, brainstorm ways to represent survey information, and create table of class results. They find mean, range, and percentages, and create graph to display results.
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Mean, Median, Mode, and Range - Homework 14.3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this data and statistics instructional activity, students find the mean, median, mode, and range of 4 different sets of data. Next, students solve 1 word problem where they find the mean.
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Survey: What Shape Has More In the Lucky Charms Box?

For Students 2nd - 6th
For this Lucky Charms worksheet, students identify the shapes in the box, and using tally marks, count how many of each shape are included. This worksheet may be used in elementary grades, for counting and tally purposes, but it also can...
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Digger and the Gang

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Help online friends Digger and Sprat from the BBC series to solve math problems! In a series of activities, your class will use data sets to calculate measurements, averages, means, and probabilities. The class completes worksheets and...
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Sweet Data

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars input data about the colors of their serving of M&M candies onto a spreadsheet. They create charts and graphs based on this information.