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Lesson
1-10 Median, Mean, Mode, and Range (Textbook Pages: 53-58)
Homework
Mean, Median, Mode, Range Practice Sheet (4 problems)
Bellwork
Buckledown MCT2 (A) – Problem #’s 1-4
Prior Knowledge
In previous classes you probably learned that you could analyze data to make predictions.
This is called “Data Analysis”. For example, data analysis can help us predict who will become president of the United States!
Maybe your mom or dad has even participated in a poll.
This leads us into today’s lesson…
Anticipatory Set
But, before we get started I would like to play a little song for you.
My brother-in-law has been doing a little singing. He wrote me a song to help introduce today’s lesson!
Now, we all know that Mr. Todd CAN write some good songs.
He did write the “Keep, Change, Flip” song; however he just CAN’T sing them very well.
I would like for you to listen to the song.
As you are listening, I want you to try and figure out what this crazy song has to do with math! Play”short” version of song.
Call on students to share their answers. Don’t confirm any answers. Just say maybe, or good answer.
Say… “Now I’d like to pass out the lyrics to the song and we’ll re-listen to the song.
This version is a little different… “So listen for the hints to see if you were right!” Play “long” version of song.
Say… “If you haven’t guessed… Today we will be learning about Median, Mean, Mode, and Range”.
Let’s start with the Mean…
Teacher Input
Pass out Student Notes.
Closure
1. Median = ? Middle
2. Mean = ? Average
3. Mode = ? Most
4. Range = ? Biggest to Smallest
5. Which measure of central tendency requires you to first put the numbers in order? Median
6. When finding the Median, what do you do if you have 2 middle numbers?
You must average the two middle numbers by adding them together, then dividing by 2.
Student Notes Lesson 1-10 Mean, Median, Mode, Range Textbook Pages 53 - 58
Example: 2, 3, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 4
Step 1: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 14
Step 2: 14 ÷ 8 = _______ Mean
Median = Middle
Is the middle number in the data set arranged in order by value. If there are 2 middle numbers,
find the average of the 2 middle numbers and that will be the median.
Example: 2, 3, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 4
Order the numbers: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4
Mode = Most
It is the number that occurs the most often in a dataset.
Example: 2, 3, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 4
Mode = _______
Median - you must show where you ordered the numbers to find your median!
Mode - remember some datasets may have more than one mode, others may not have a mode at all.
1) 9, 3, 15, 11, 8, 5, 5
Median - you must show where you ordered the numbers to find your median!
Mode - remember some datasets may have more than one mode, others may not have a mode at all.
1) 9, 3, 15, 11, 8, 5, 5