Grab a Handful and Dig in!
Hello once again! I am so thrilled to share another activity today, because it so fun and engaging for everyone. Before this activity I could calculate the mean, median, mode, and range if I had a refresher on how to calculate each one. Although, after this activity I learned how to calculate any measure of central tendency and range, know when to use it, and how to interpret what it means. With just some cubes and a group of people you can recreate this same activity and trust me you will love it!
To do this activity have each person grab one handful of an object (we used cubes). Then each person records how many they grabbed, and how many people are participating. Then our class all lined up from least to greatest, and if more than one person had the same number, they stood in front of one another. We then were able to calculate the range by taking the person who grabbed the most at the end of the line and the person at the beginning who grabbed the least. Next, we could visually see our mode by whichever number had the most people standing there. To determine our median each group of people sat down till we had one or two people standing in the middle representing the median of our data. Lastly, our instructor asked us to figure out how many cubes each person would need for all of us to have an equal amount of cubes. This was really tricky and caused a bunch of discussion because we needed to find the mean to answer how many cubes we all need to have the same amount.
This activity was a great way to teach mean, median, mode, and range because it showed visually how to calculate each one. Also, it taught us which measure of central tendency to use to explain groups of data. When we were asked to figure out how many cubes each person would need for all of us to have the same amount we looked at our median and mode to figure out how much each person needs, realizing that it is the mean that we needed to calculate to find the answer. We discussed after calculating our mean, median, and mode and decided that the median was the best way to represent our data because it was closest to all the data. If you want to learn more about which measure of central tendency is best for your data set, then look at this website for more info. Overall, it was a great activity that helped me gain a deeper understanding of measures of central tendency and range.
To do this activity have each person grab one handful of an object (we used cubes). Then each person records how many they grabbed, and how many people are participating. Then our class all lined up from least to greatest, and if more than one person had the same number, they stood in front of one another. We then were able to calculate the range by taking the person who grabbed the most at the end of the line and the person at the beginning who grabbed the least. Next, we could visually see our mode by whichever number had the most people standing there. To determine our median each group of people sat down till we had one or two people standing in the middle representing the median of our data. Lastly, our instructor asked us to figure out how many cubes each person would need for all of us to have an equal amount of cubes. This was really tricky and caused a bunch of discussion because we needed to find the mean to answer how many cubes we all need to have the same amount.
This activity was a great way to teach mean, median, mode, and range because it showed visually how to calculate each one. Also, it taught us which measure of central tendency to use to explain groups of data. When we were asked to figure out how many cubes each person would need for all of us to have the same amount we looked at our median and mode to figure out how much each person needs, realizing that it is the mean that we needed to calculate to find the answer. We discussed after calculating our mean, median, and mode and decided that the median was the best way to represent our data because it was closest to all the data. If you want to learn more about which measure of central tendency is best for your data set, then look at this website for more info. Overall, it was a great activity that helped me gain a deeper understanding of measures of central tendency and range.
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