The students were given a lesson to work on mean, median, mode, and range. They were given a review task of looking over a slide show presentation. They were also given the task of watching 2 fun videos that explain the averages concept, but in a fun way for the students to remember. Then they would warm up what they just reviewed while playing a fun online game to get the students engaged and having fun while also solving problems that are given to them. After, they will apply everything that they have learned onto an assigned worksheet about a real world situation. At the end of the assignment they are asked 3 open ended questions to test their knowledge and see if they have grasped what they have learned in the lesson.
The students learning mean, median, mode, and range is important and is commonly used throughout day to day life. Therefore their assignment was related to school and test scores so they can see how something as simple as grades look to their teachers. Data can be found in many situations even as a young adult/child. By learning these skills and procedures the students will be able to apply it in the real world. These real world situations can be found in their last "Be Creative" Assignment. The students have the opportunity to explore different scenarios that data can be taken from and applied to the concept of averaging.
I think that this lesson is great for 6th graders to starts learning and reviewing. This is the age where they can really apply and test their knowledge. They can be assessed based off of their open ended question responses and see if they can grasp the concept of why we should be finding averages and how it can be applied to their life. I also thought that this lesson was appropriate for these kids because it included fun activities for the students to stay engaged in their learning. For example, they can play a game on the online website link that was given in their warm up. They compete for a high score and get rewarded for answering the questions correct. They even watched videos that would leave an impression with cartoon images and songs that will keep them involved and learning in different ways. Overall I thought that the lesson of learning mean, median, mode, and range was fun but also very beneficial to the students.