Lesson Plan
Mean, Median and Mode Madness!
This lesson introduces students to the concepts of mean, median, and mode in a hands-on and visual way.
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to define and determine the mean, median, and mode for a set of data.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Explain to students that we will be learning about three math terms: mean, median, and mode.
- Give students the following definitions that relate to a set of numbers: the middle number, the average number, and the number that appears the most. Have students guess which definition belongs to which term by writing it in a notebook or scrap piece of paper.
- Explain that students will understand the meaning of each term by the end of the lesson. Do not give students the meanings yet!