Monday, November 02, 2009
Math 6 (Class 55)
Lesson Title
Investigation 1: Organizing Your Data
Overview
In today’s class students work to identify the median of a set of data.
Textbook Sections
Problem 1.4 (Txt. p.11) Identifying the Median
Vocabulary
typical
variable
frequency
frequently
table
line plot
bar graph
axis
scale
bell shaped
clustered/ grouped
range
mode
median
Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.
Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).
Essential Question
What is average?
What makes a data representation useful?
Key Knowledge
The median is a measure of the center of a set of data.
The median is a type of average.
The median is found by organizing the data in sequential order then finding the “middle” value.
Key Skills
I can explain what a median is.
I can find the median of a set of data.
Turn-In (#-1)
§ (Txt. p.)
Handouts
No Handouts Posted
Assignment
ACE p.15 #2, 6, 8, 15
Quiz Corrections
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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