The Celebrated Jumping Frog
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A lesson plan for grade 7 Mathematics
In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Games, Measurement, and Statistics,” students participate in games and activities that develop concepts of measurement and statistics. Using the story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County” by Mark Twain, students simulate a jumping-frog contest and determine the distances “jumped.” Students then record the distance of individual jumps in centimeters and determine the total distance and the official distance. Students compare the range and median of the total distances with those of the official distances of the group.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 7
- Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
- Objective 4.02: Calculate, use, and interpret the mean, median, mode, range, frequency distribution, and inter-quartile range for a set of data.
