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A lesson plan for Grades 4–5 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Appropriate grades
4–5
Subjects
mathematics (statistics)
Provider
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Students use the data from previous lessons to find the range, median, and mode of the populations and compare their data with their partner's data.

Students will:

  • Compare numbers by ordering data from greatest to least.
  • Find the range, median, and mode of their U.S. Census data.

NCTM Standards and Expectations:

  • Use measures of center, focusing on the median, and understand what each does and does not indicate about the data set.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 4

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs, probability, and data analysis.
    • Objective 4.02: Describe the distribution of data using median, range and mode.
    • Objective 4.03: Solve problems by comparing two sets of related data.

Grade 5

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
    • Objective 4.03: Solve problems with data from a single set or multiple sets of data using median, range, and mode.