Another Average Activity
Est. Class Sessions: 2
Students investigate the meaning of averages by working with connecting cubes. The activity provides students with a visual image that will help them understand the procedures for finding the median and the mean.
Content in this Lesson
- Investigating the concept of averages as a representative value for a data set.
- Finding the median of a data set [E5].
- Finding the mean of a data set using manipulatives [E6].
- Making predictions and generalizations using averages [E8].
Daily Practice and Problems E–H
Materials for Students
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Student Books |
Student Guide |
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Teacher Resources |
Teacher Guide - digital |
Supplies for Student Pairs
80 connecting cubes or 120 square-inch tiles
small paper bag
Materials for the Teacher
Materials Preparation
Connecting Cubes or Tiles. Fill each paper bag with about 80 separate connecting cubes. If your class does not have connecting cubes, borrow them from a primary teacher or substitute square-inch tiles for the cubes. Where the activity asks students to build towers, students can make rows of square-inch tiles on their desks as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Students can make towers of connecting cubes or rows of square-inch tiles
Assessment in this Lesson
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Another Average Activity |
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