6th Grade Math Unit 9

Big Idea:

Find the mean, median, mode, and range for a set of data. Display and interpret data from graphs.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

6.12(C) [Readiness] summarize numeric data with numerical summaries, including the mean and median (measures of center) and the range and interquartile range (IQR) (measures of spread), and use these summaries to describe the center, spread, and shape of the data distribution

6.13(A) [Readiness] interpret numeric data summarized in dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box plots

Focus TEKS

6.12(A) [Supporting] represent numeric data graphically, including dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box plots

6.12(B) [Supporting] use the graphical representation of numeric data to describe the center, spread, and shape of the data distribution

6.12(D) [Readiness] summarize categorical data with numerical and graphical summaries, including the mode, the percent of values in each category (relative frequency table), and the percent bar graph, and use these summaries to describe the data distribution

6.13(B) [Supporting] distinguish between situations that yield data with and without variability

Student Learning Targets:

• I will generate the mean, median, mode and range of a data set.
• I will describe the central tendency of a data set using the spread and shape of the data
• I will create the appropriate graph to display a data set.
• I will interpret the data from a given graph
• I will write the difference between mean, median and mode and how they help me analyze data

Essential Questions:

• How can you use measures of center to describe data sets?
• How can you summarize and display numeric and categorical data?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - GO Math!

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