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Math: How Many Ways Can You Find the Middle?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders find the mean, median, and modes of stacks of Lego blocks, They search in newspapers for real life applications of them. They present oral reports on what they have learned.
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The One in the Middle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review and reinforce the concepts of mean, median, and mode based on the number of siblings the students have. They use Post-it notes to organize and re-organize the data.
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Stem-and-Leaf Plots

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to stem-and-leaf plots and calculating the mean, median, and mode from the plots.
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Slopes, Hopes, & Speed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the sport of skiing through Internet research in this multi-task lesson plan. They compare and generalize the results of five individuals by using mean, median, and mode.
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Box and Whisker Plots

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of box and whisker plots. In this box and whisker plots activity, 7th graders plot data on a box and whisker plot. Students discuss the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students discuss range,...
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Calculating Measures of Dispersion

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Double the fun — calculate two measures of deviation. The lesson plan provides information to lead the class through the process of calculating the mean absolute deviation and the standard deviation of a data set. After learning how to...
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Statistics of Mars

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars explore the concept of central tendencies. In this central tendencies lesson, students sort M&M's or Skittles based on color. Young scholars graph their results. Students find the mean, median, and mode of their data.
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Cruise Conditions Graphing & Statistics

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.
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Outer Space and Cyber Space

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn about the Solar System while they use mean, median and mode to explore the characteristics of the planets. Students web publish expository writing.
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Probability Review

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to probability. They review the key properties of statistics involved in the measurement of probability that includes mean, median, and mode. The lesson includes...
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There Is No Place Like Home on the Range

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use data from the real estate guide to find the range, mode, median, and mean of a sampling of homes for sale in their area.
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Finding Averages

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the world of statistics by finding averages.  In this math formula lesson, 5th graders define the terms mean, median and mode while discussing the differences.  Students practice finding the different...
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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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Global Statistics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students determine statistics based on data.  In this statistics instructional activity, students use data and record in charts.  Students create graphs based on the statistics found.
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Collecting, organizing and comparing data for cellular telephone buying and calculating average, and median price and best deal per cost.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research data and develop statistical methods such as mean and median price and make convincing arguments as powerful ways for decision making.
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The Perfect Principal

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students demonstrate their understanding of math skills. In this data analysis lesson, students complete a worksheet requiring them to calculate mean, median, and mode, and create and interpret graphs. Lesson is intended as an assessment...
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Global Warming Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. They graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. A spreadsheet is...
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How Alike Are We?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find the range, mode, median, and mean for each of the data sets (height and shoe size). They discuss which measure of central tendency for each data set best represents the class and why. Students graph the shoe size and...
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WebQuest: Thrills and Spills- Pick Your Park!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a WebQuest in which they must determine which amusement park is the "median priced" park. Students visit park websites to accumulate prices for parking, activities, restaurants, and gift shops.
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Averages: Computing Mean, Mode and Median

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use daily temperature models to find the mean, mode and median.
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U.S. Immigrant Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the populations of ten U.S. states to the number of immigrants who entered those states in a given year and calculate the mean, mode, and median of the grouping. They discuss why some states are more attractive than...
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Measures of Central Tendency

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze data using central tendencies. In this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data using the mean, median and mode. They create a power point representing the different measures of central tendency.
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Data Analysis and Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners make their own puzzle grid that illustrates the number of sit-ups students in a gym class did in one minute, then they make a histogram for this same data. Then they title their graph and label the scales and axes and graph the...
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Reaction Time

For Teachers 3rd
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...

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