Eighth graders view pictures that show many objects, estimate amount that they think they saw, and take class data from estimation to find the mean, median, mode, and range for the class.

Learners study the concept of central tendency in this data collection for bar graph lesson. They collect data outside as instructed and organize it into a bar graphs, then they list in specific groups the labels that appear on the...

Seventh graders examine the uses of mean, median, and mode. They define key vocabulary terms, observe the teacher model examples of mean, median, and mode, and discuss real world examples of central tendency of sets of data. Students...

Students analyze data from the Alaska State Fair's "Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off." Once they have sorted the weights, they calculate the range, mean, mode, and median of the cabbages. Finally, students create posters displaying their...

Students explain and appreciate the use of statistics in everyday life. They define basic terms used in statistics and compute simple measures of central tendency.