Connected Math-6th Grade
Data About Us
Investigation 1
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Create a Bar Graph - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
Data Handling – Mode, Median and Mean Activity from Revise
Wise Math http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/12_act.s
html
Train Race from Revise Wise Math – Mean, Median and Mode http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/tr
ain.html
Math Tutorial on Range, Median, Mode and Mean http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/mat
hlabtutstat1.htm
All That Data – online activity that uses mean, median,
mode and range http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/AllData/defa
ult.htm
Math lessons and pre-tests – use 5.11 through 5.13 for this
unit - http://unx1.shsu.edu/%7Etxcae/lessons.html
Bar Graph Applet http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/bargraph/ind
ex.html
Pop Clock – long-term project using graphs,
interpretations, percentages, ratios, etc.
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/sboone/Lessons/Tit
les/popclock.html
Creating Graphs in Excel with the Candy is Dandy Project http://www.microsoft.com/education/candy.mspx
Using Graphs to Understand Data Quiz http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgibin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=1-57039-850-X&chapter=6&lesson=1
Online Quiz on Collecting and Analyzing Data – end of unit
- http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgibin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=1-57039-850-X&chapter=6&lesson=3
6th Grade Data Analysis Test – (online) http://cuacs8.mck.ncsu.edu/mathsampleitems/Grade6Goal4/dynf
rame.asp
Investigation 2
Organizing and Interpreting Data
Spy Guys Interactive (bar graphs, histograms, stem and leaf
plots)
http://www.learnalberta.ca/Launch.aspx?content=%2fcontent%2
fmesg%2fhtml%2fmath6web%2fmath6shell.html
Using different intervals on a histogram http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/resources/activities
/histograms/histogram/histogram-int-06.htm
End of Unit Quiz (Stem and Leaf Plot, range, median, etc.)
- http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgibin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=1-57039-850-X&chapter=6&lesson=2
Investigation 3
Plop It! A Java Applet that allows an exploration of mean
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/plop/index.h
tml
Comparing the properties of mean and medium through
technology http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap6/6.6/inde
x.htm
6th Grade Teachers!!!!! SCROLL DOWN TO “DATA ANALYSIS AND
PROBABILITY” – THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES TO CHOOSE FROM!
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_math.htm
Other useful sites to explore:
King Math http://www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm#Graphing/%20Data%20
Collections
No Name Site http://gildersleeve.nn.k12.va.us/SOL_Math6.html
BBC Gameswheel http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
Interactive Web Sample Items http://cuacs8.mck.ncsu.edu/mathsampleitems/main.html
Illuminations Activities http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html