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Central Tendency/Outliers

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  • Aug 7 2010 10:10 PM

    Rita Nutsch

    This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team.

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Central Tendency/Outliers - Students build a data set and find the mean, median, and mode. They explore the mean, median, and mode illustrated as frogs on a seesaw, frogs on a scale, and as frogs stacked under a bar of variable height. This activity is part of Explore Learning, a subscription-based site but five minutes of free usage of any gizmo are allowed per day. A 30-day free trial is also available for teachers.

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    Topics and Grades

    Grade: 6

    Topics: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Mathematics, Data representation (mean, median, mode)

    Standards

    Resource Pedagogy

    Resource Type/Classification:

    • Source Materials
    • Interactives


    Tool for: Teachers, Students

    Beneficiary: Teachers, Students

    Tags/Keywords

    Instructional Strategy

    Grouping: Computer Assisted Instruction; Self-paced Learning Modules; Large Group Instruction

    Teaching Method: Tutorial; Problem-Solving; Skill Building

    Assessment Type: Formative; Informal; Self Evaluation