Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Mathematics

Grade: 5

Content Standard: C. Data Analysis and Statistics: Students will understand and apply concepts of data analysis.
Common Assessment(s):
Map Task, Who's The Best

Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:
Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested Performance Activities
Suggested Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Organize and analyze data using mean, median, mode, and range.

Understand the meaning of mean, median, mode, and range.

Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.

"A Fair Snack" Exemplar, Fall math 1999.
Addison-Wesley text, see pages 102 & 103, student book.

Students will practice determining mean, median, mode, and range in a variety of situations.

Assessment master 13, Quest 2000 "Organizing and Analyzing Data"

Given a set of numbers the students will be able to organize the data as related to mean, median, mode and range.

data
mean
mode
range
average
median

2. Assemble data and use matrices to formulate and solve problems.

Understand the meaning of matrices, and assemble data into matrices.

Using small boxes of raisins, students will assemble data and use matrices to formulate and solve problems.

“What is the Typical Favorite Beanie Baby?" A Mathematical Investigation.

matrix
matrices