Drops on a Penny (Box-and-Whiskers Graph)

Students collect data, compute measures of central tendency, and create stem-and-leaf plots and box-and-whiskers plots.
Resource ID#: 9919 Type: Teaching Idea
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Keywords: Data Collection, Graphing, data analysis, measures of center, central tendency, mean, median, mode, distribution, spread, box-and-whisker plot, box plot, Interpret Data
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Problem-Solving Task, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1)
Resource Collection: General Collection

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