Lesson Preparation

This lesson builds on previous lessons about statistical questions and relies on a context of a class of students going outside and kicking some soccer balls. Students will explore with a PhET simulation and discover the meaning of the median and how to calculate the median, and compare the median with the mean.

CCSS content goal(s): 6.SP.A.3

Standards for Mathematical Practice: MP1, MP3, MP4

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Activity

<lesson_fa-icon><lesson_fa-icon> PhET Simulation: Center and Variability