Chapter 5

Data & Probability

4th Grade: Chapter 5 Outline

Week 35 - Week 37

Essential Questions:

  • How can I analyze information to find a typical value for a data set?
  • How can I analyze data to predict the likelihood of an event happening?

Content:

Students will know and understand:

    • Average
    • Mean
    • Median
    • Mode
    • Range
    • Line Plot

Skills:

Students Will:

    • Describe a data set using the average or mean.
    • Find the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.
    • Make and interpret line plots.

Assessment

Chapter 5 Assessment: Data & Probability

Formative Test: Common

Upon completion of Unit 5:

  • 4.MD.B.4. Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions by using information presented in line plots.
  • MP.1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  • MP.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
  • MP.4. Model with mathematics.
  • MP.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
  • MP.6. Attend to precision.
  • MP.7. Look for and make use of structure.