Mathematics — Grade 4

An average autumn

This lesson will be a review of skills for calculating mean, mode, median, and range of a set of numbers to be created by the students. It will result in a seasonal display for the classroom or school-wide bulletin board.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

By Scott Counce.

Nutritional Value Unit Integrated with Microsoft Works

This unit is an example of how to integrate technology into the curriculum to alleviate teaching it in isolation. Students will use Microsoft Works to compare and analyze nutritional values from nonperishable food items.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Computer Technology Skills and Mathematics)

By Gretchen Parrish.

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Alphabet soup

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students construct box-and-whisker plots. They use them to identify the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Celebrated Jumping Frog

Students participate in games and activities that develop concepts of measurement and statistics. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The clucking chicken

In this lesson, students choose meals from a sample menu, construct a box plot and use the data to find the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing averages

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students collect data based on the number of letters in their first and last names and create a box and whisker plot to compare mean, median and mode of the data set. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing counties

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use the spreadsheet from the previous lesson to find the range, median, and mode of the populations. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing properties of the mean and the median through the use of technology

Students compare and contrast properties of measures of central tendency, specifically the influence of changes in data values on the mean and median. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–7 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Dealing with data in the elementary school

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students hone their problem-solving skills through the collection and analysis of real data. They use the mean, mode, and median to analyze their data and make graphs to represent their findings. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Eat your veggies: Looking back and moving forward

Last in a eight-part series. Students display what they have learned about data representation. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Favorite Pizza Toppings

Students make a bar graph to display information about their favorite pizza toppings, analyze the results from the graph, and then share their findings with fellow classmates. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Food court: Looking back and moving forward

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students conduct and present the results of surveys in several ways. Students work in pairs to plan a party based on four menus and then calculate the party's cost. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Healthy eating

Third in an eight-part series. Students collect data about the food knowledge of class members. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living Education and Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

How do you organize the counties in your state?: Looking back and moving forward

This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, combines the data and activities performed during this plan into a culminating lesson. Students engage in class discussions and comparisons of the population data. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Last names next

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students collect data based on the number of letters in their first and last names. They then create bar graphs and circle graphs and find the range and mode of the two data sets. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Let's compare

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students collect numerical data, generate graphs, and compare two data sets. They also find the mean, mode, median, and range of the data sets. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Long distance airplanes

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students make paper airplanes and explore attributes related to increasing flight distances. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Numerical data

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students pose and refine questions that can be addressed with numerical data and consider aspects of data collection. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The one in the middle

This Science NetLinks lesson provides simple activities to review and reinforce the concepts of mean, median, and mode. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 7 Mathematics)

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Pitching cards

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics