Calculating the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range from a Frequency Chart

This lesson lasts a total of two hours: 15-minute pre-lesson, 90-minute lesson, and 15-minute follow up lesson or homework. Students will need the two worksheets, a mini-whiteboard, a pen, and an eraser. Each small group will need both card sets, a large sheet of paper, and a glue stick. Students will generate responses to a question about favorite computer games and use this data for the lesson. Students will then work collaboratively to display different data and discuss various strategy approaches.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: mean, median, mode, range, measures of central tendency, group activity, data, problem solving, frequencies, frequency, chart, bar graph, tables, reasoning, modeling, mathematics
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain, Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Learning Cycle (e.g., 5E), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: Map.mathshell.org

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