6.SP.B.5 lessons
Summarize numerical data in context: how many observations, what was measured and how, measures of centre and spread, and any striking deviations. (A look ahead.)
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics code 6.SP.B.5 asks students to: “Summarize numerical data in context: how many observations, what was measured and how, measures of centre and spread, and any striking deviations. (A look ahead.)” These Fieldbook lesson teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials, a printable teacher guide and a student sheet.
Data Detectives Grade 5 · partly supports this standard
- How fast are our reaction times? 50–60 min
Partners drop a ruler and catch it, five times with their writing hand and five times with the other hand. Students find the mean, median and range of their own catches and the class's, then decide whether our writing hand really is quicker.
Printable practice pack
- Mean, Median, Mode and Range Grades 5–7
Pages 3 (Warm-Up: Small Data Sets), 4 (Even-Sized Data Sets), 5 (Bigger Data Sets), 6 (Real Canadian Weather Data), 7 (Check-In: Mean, Median, Mode and Range). Free sample
Pack pages are written to the Ontario curriculum; they show 6.SP.B.5 where the Ontario expectation matches it directly.
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