Elementary schoolers find out which month has the most class birthdays (mode) and which birthday represents the middle point of all the birthdays (median). They gather and organize data to find one number that fairly represents the whole group.  

Concepts

data analysis, probability

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Additional Tags

data, probability, data clusters, math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activity to introduce your unit on probability or mean, median, and mode

Pros

• Learners stay engaged when they have an active role in the data
• Everything you need for successful implementation is included

Cons

• None