CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Descriptive Statistics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, range).
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Analyze This Part 2!
Srudents connect mean, median, mode and range to real life. It will allow students to make sense of problems by using previously taught strategies.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Measures
Enter data and view the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of the data set.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.3 Describing Data Sets With Outliers
For certain data sets, such as home prices and household or individual income, is often described using the median instead of the mean. This lesson explores the mean and median in some different situations to help you understand the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.sp4, 5c Puzzle Times
A performance task asking students to create a graph of provided information and then find the mean and the median of the data.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mean, Mode, Median, and Range
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart about mean, mode, median, and range. It also has an assessment using Activotes.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Stem and Leaf Plot
Shodor offers this interactive Stem and Leaf Plotter. The mean, median, and mode may be calculated or checked for accurracy with your given data. Be sure to check the "What?" link to find exercises and a lesson plan.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Understanding Data!
Fourth graders will gear up to explore how to find the means, median, and modes to represent data.
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendencies - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation - are given here. Graphs of interesting "side items" are presented as...
Missouri State University
Missouri State U.: Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendency - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation. Graphs of interesting examples are presented as well, skewed...
Other
Csulb: Stem: How Much Water Fits on a Penny? [Pdf]
Students explore mean, median, mode, and range with this hands on activity.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Statistics: Math Worksheets
This tool allows you to create worksheets where students calculate the mean, median, mode or range of a set of numbers.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Statistics Calculator
Calculate basic summary statistics for a sample or population data set including minimum, maximum, range, sum, count, mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance.
Math Aids
Math Aids: Mean Mode Median Worksheets
Great resource to practice and strengthen math skills pertaining to mean, mode, and median. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: An Average Lunch?
Students explore the meaning of the average (mean) value for a set of data.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Math Steps: What Is It? Data
This is a great place for lesson information on the concept of analyzing data - measures of central tendency. Three other tabs are available besides the "What Is It?" link. Tips and Tricks, When Students Ask, and Lesson Ideas also...
Curated OER
Image for Mean
An overview of the statistical term, "mean." An example is provided for explanation. Links are given to other related terms: central limit theorem, population, median, and mode.
TOPS Learning Systems
Top Science: Tack Toss [Pdf]
An activity where students toss a set of tacks one hundred times and plot how many land on their sides each time. They then calculate the mode, median, and mean.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Measures of Central Tendency
Students examine advanced mathematics concepts with this online quiz. The assessment shows comprehension of measures of central tendency. Topics include mean, mode, and median.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Probability and Statistics Glossary and Terms
Math glossary and terms on probability and statistics for kids. Learn the definitions used in this mathematics subject such as mean, median, and mode on this site.
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Box Plots
This lesson plan introduces quartiles and box plots. It contains an activity and discussion. Supplemental activities about how students can represent data graphically are also included.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Descriptive Statistics Calculator
This is a statistics calculator; enter a data set and hit calculate. Descriptive statistics summarize certain aspects of a data set or a population using numeric calculations. Examples of descriptive statistics include: mean, average,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Statistics for Math B
Students will determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of collected data. They will make a frequency histogram of the grouped data, both on graph paper, and on the TI 83+.