Baseball is all about statistics. Pupils solve problems related to mean, median, and range. They calculate the total weight of players given the mean weight, calculate the mean weight of reserve players given the mean weight of the entire team, and determine the median weight and range of weights of the opposing team.

Concepts

central tendency, mean, median, mode

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class research weights and heights of players on their favorite sports teams to calculate mean values

Classroom Considerations

• While task indicates alignment to sixth grade Common Core standards, the given problem is below grade level
• Learners need to have prior experience with measures of central tendency and measures of variability

Pros

• Includes samples of scored work
• Teacher resource lists common student misunderstandings from previous administrations of the task

Cons

• Rubric accepts alternate answers that are not correct

Common Core

6.NS.B.2 6.SP.A.3 6.SP.B.5.a 6.SP.B.5.c MP1 MP2