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Education Development Center

Creating Data Sets from Statistical Measures

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Explore the measures of central tendency through a challenging task. Given values for the mean, median, mode, and range, collaborative groups create a set of data that would produce those values. They then critique other answers and...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Measures

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Take a look at data from a statistical lens. An interactive allows pupils to enter data set, labeling the data including the units used. Manipulating the applet, learners select the statistics to calculate that include total, mean,...
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Lesson Plan
American Statistical Association

Bear Hugs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Scholars research arm span to determine who gives the best bear hugs. They use data from a national study to find the standard statistics for arm span. It includes mean, median, quartiles, spread, standard deviation, and more.
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Activity
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Teach Engineering

Earthquakes Living Lab: Locating Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
There are patterns in nearly everything — even earthquakes. Pairs research current earthquakes to see if there are any patterns. They determine the mean, median, and mode of the earthquake data, along with the maximum and minimum. Using...
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Organizer
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Curriculum Corner

Measures of Central Tendency

For Students 6th Standards
Reinforce the concept of central tendency—mean, median, mode, and range—with a practice packet that comprises of eight problems and a structured answer sheet with plenty of room to show work.   
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Stem and Leaf Plotter

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The key is in the leaves. Pupils enter data to create a stem-and-leaf plot. The resource then displays the plot and calculates the mean, median, and mode of the data. Using the plot and the calculated measures of spread, learners analyze...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Mean, the Median, and the Mode

For Students 9th - 10th
For this statistics and probability worksheet, students analyze data to determine the mean, median, or mode as indicated for the given set of data.  The four page worksheet contains a combination of twenty-five multiple choice and free...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mean Median and Mode

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students collect data, graph it and analyze it. In this statistics lesson plan, students plot their data and calculate the mean, median and mode explaining how it relates to the data. They define the ways to find the mean, median and mode.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this lesson plan. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and examine it...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Find the Range #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this finding the range worksheet, students find the mean, median, mode, and range of each of six number sets. They write the answers in the boxes next to each label.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Density of a Paper Clip Lab Review

For Students 6th - 8th
Even though this assignment is brought to you by Physics Lab Online, it is best used as a math practice. Middle schoolers calculate the range, mean, mode, and median for a list of eight different paper clip densities. They analyze...
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Unit Plan
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Curated OER

Flicking Football Fun

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young mathematicians fold and flick their way to a deeper understanding of statistics with a fun, hands-on math unit. Over the course of four lessons, students use paper footballs to generate data as they learn how to create line...
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Worksheet
Shmoop

Box, Stem-Leaf, and Histogram

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A helpful and versatile worksheet requires young mathematicians to analyze data in order to create graphs and answer questions. Additionally, it prompts learners to find the mean, median, mode, and range of some of the data sets.
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Worksheet
Teacher's Corner

Brandon's Baseball Collection

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Ten questions make up a instructional activity that challenges baseball enthusiasts to read a graph then answer questions pertaining to the data's range, mean, median, and mode.  
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mean, Median, and Mode

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice using the LIST key on graphing calculators using the proper syntax. They work with the functions of mean, median, and mode in a teacher led lesson and then with a partner on a second data set. They follow...
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Worksheet
Raytheon

Working With Mode, Median, and Mean

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data analysis worksheet, students solve five questions by finding the mode and median of each set of numbers. On the second page, students find the mean of six sets of numbers. On the third page, students find the mode, median,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mean, Median, and Mode

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare two sets of data by using a double bar graph. For this data analysis lesson, 4th graders study a double bar graph and complete questions based upon the data. Students construct a table to show the data from the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Indy 500

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Start your engines! Small groups collect data from websites pertaining to the Indianapolis 500 in order to determine average speed per lap and miles in each lap. The lesson requires prior knowledge of the the formula d=rt.
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Lesson Plan
American Institutes for Research

Digital Smiles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore metric measurement, recording data, and creating an electronic spreadsheet displaying results with your math class. Scholars will measure the length of their smiles, record the measurements, and represent the results on an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematical Modeling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Study various types of mathematical models in this math lesson plan. Learners calculate the slope to determine the risk in a situation described. They respond to a number of questions and analyze their statistical data. Then, they...
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

You’re The Network: Data Analysis

For Teachers 8th Standards
How do you rate? Young scholars use graphical data to analyze ratings of different television episodes. Their analyses include best-fit lines, mean, median, mode, and range.
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Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Target J

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is the best measure of central tendency? Scholars explore mean, median, mode, range, and interquartile range to understand the similarities and differences. They display data in dot plots, histograms, box plots, and more as part of...
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Performance
Radford University

Data Analysis Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do classmates think? In groups, learners design surveys to investigate chosen topics. They conduct the survey, then analyze the results. As part of the activity, they must calculate the mean, median, mode, variance, and standard...
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Worksheet
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Flipped Math

Unit 4 Review: One Variable Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
It's always nice to slow down and review. Scholars work on problems covering concepts on one-variable statistics. They create and interpret box plots and stem-and-leaf plots, determine the mean, median, mode, interquartile range, and...

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