Measures of central tendency: Mean, Median, Mode, Range 3-5-12 to 3-9-12

This week we will be working with calculating the measures of central tendency to analyze data which includes: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range.

Enjoy this free game from BBC!
BBC Mean Median Mode Range Game 


Our test will be Friday! This is our last NEW skill of the year! 

Quiz your kids by these key words!
Mean-->Average
Median-->Middle
Mode-->Most
Range-->High-Low

****You can also take a deck of cards to practice your mean, median, mode, and range. This is a great way to practice a variety of numbers without a worksheet! Jokers count as wild kids pick number. Face cards are 10. Ace can be 1 or 11. ****

Next week, begins our 5th Grade math review for the TCAP!!

Some of the sites we will be using to go along with our lessons include some more from Study Zone

Take a look at some of these great resources!

Math Playground Central Tendency Lesson Video

http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_mode.html

Find the Mode Activity

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/matchgeneric.asp?filename=ccarrollmode

6^th Grade Mean

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/mean6l.cfm

6^th Grade Median & Mode

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/medianmode6l.cfm

6^th Grade Finding the Mean, Median, Mode

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/meanmedmode6l.cfm

6^th Grade Range & Mean

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/rangemean6l.cfm

7^th Grade Range Lesson

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/a/range7l.cfm

7^th Grade Finding the mean, median, mode quiz

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/g/meanmedmodquiz.cfm

7^th Grade Measures of Central Tendency Lesson

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/a/central_tendency7l.cfm

7^th Grade Interpreting Graphs (central tendency)

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/a/interpretinggraphs7l.cfm

Signing off, Mrs. Burger :-)

Depict + Predict Various Data Representations: tables, charts, bar graphs, histographs, etc 2-27-12 to 3-2-12

TN 5th Grade SPIS


5.5.1 Depict data using various representations, including decimal and/or fractional data.
5.5.2  Make predictions based on various data representations, including double bar and line graphs. 

 The first SPI (represent data) will basically show students a table of information they then have to choose which graph fits the data from the table including data with fractions and decimals.Sometimes they will have graph where they will have to match to a table.  The second SPI (make predictions) is exactly as it sounds. Students will be given various visual/pictorial/data representations including double bar and line graphs. They will have to use the data they know to figure out and predict what will/could possibly happen.

P.S. (I will be linking to common core standards soon!)


This week we have been working on depicting and predicting graphs. Some great websites we have been using are some I found off Study Zone.


 Here are some of the links we have used in our lessons.

Graphing Lesson

3^rd grade Reading Bar Graphs + Practice

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/e/readinggraphs3l.cfm

6^th Grade Bar Graph

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/bargraph6l.cfm

Elementary Bar Graphs

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/k/bargraphsl.cfm

4^th Grade Predictions from Graphs

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/d/changeovertime4l.cfm

5^th Grade Making Predictions from Graphs

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/d/predl.cfm

5^th Grade Line Graph 1 & 2

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/f/linegraph5l.cfm

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/f/linegra5l.cfm

5^th Grade Collect & Record Data 1 & 2

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/d/datal.cfm

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/d/datatr.cfm

6^th Grade Circle Graph 1 & 2

www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/circgraph6l.cfm

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/c/circlel.cfm

6^th Grade Pictograph

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/pictograph6l.cfm

6^th Grade Histogram

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/histograms6l.cfm

6^th Grade Stem/Leaf

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/stemandleaf6l.cfm

6^th Grade Graph Data

http://www.studyzone.org/mtestprep/math8/e/graphdata6l.cfm

Saxon Math Depict Graph Practice

http://www.haelmedia.com/html/mc_m65_004.html

BBC Data Picking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/datapick.html

Beacon Learning Center Graphing Lesson

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/HowItAllStacksUp/default.htm#page3

BBC Frequency Diagrams Dick & Dom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/frequency_diagrams/play.shtml

TV 411 Reading Graph Quiz

http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=10&act=2&que=1

Wisc Online Interactive Lesson

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=abm3802

NCES Create a Graph Kid Zone EXCELLENT!

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx?ID=bcdafd60c63c4dae89ebe81a506e9e85

NEXT WEEK, 
we will be working with mean, median, mode, and range!This is our very last "new" SPI! After that, it's time to buckle up and get ready for the review ride!

 Signing off, Mrs. Burger :-)