LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.

Objective 4.04

Identify outliers and determine their effect on the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

Baseball stats
Students use the Internet to explore datasets and statistics in baseball. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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
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