Mean, Median, Mode and Range

Day 1Objective: Students will define and find the mean, median, mode and range of givendata.Standards:NCTM Standards: Number and Operations, Data AnalysisNew York State Key Ideas: 5DMaterials:student notebookscalculatorsOpening: The following question is placed on the front board for students to answer asthey come into class.If you received the following grades on your tests, what should your grade be on yourreport card and why? 75, 95, 80, and 90Main: Notes: on the overhead, vocabulary and problems, students coping and solve. Dofirst three or four examples together, then let students work on the rest of the examples bythemselves or with a partner.Closing: Have students go to the board and put their solutions on the board.Hand out and discuss the Unit ProjectHomework: Unit ProjectAssessment: As students are working walk around and make sure they are on task.Student work on the board at the end of class.Teacher’s Notes: Make sure students are rounding, adding and dividing negativescorrectly for the mean. For the median check to see if students are putting numbers inorder before find the middle number.5