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In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics and Children’s Literature,” students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children’s literature. They listen to the story The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, and then explore and interpret the concept of averages.
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.
- Objective 4.05: Solve problems involving two or more sets of data using appropriate statistical measures.
