Essential Question (s):

• How do you know what type of graph to use?
• Mean, median, and mode:  When is one more appropriate than the other?

Learning Objectives:

• To solve problems by reading and interpreting graphs.
• To design graphs by using given data.
• To solve problems by organizing or using data from a table.
• To understand and use mean, median, and mode.
• To make predictions from graphs.

Skills:

• Read, interpret and construct frequency tables.
• Read, interpret and construct the following types of graphs:
  bar, line, circle, histograms, stem-and-leaf, pictographs and line plots.
• Calculate mean, median and mode.

Instructional Strategies & Activities:

• Note taking.
• Games.
• Group work/Cooperative learning.
• Reflection and Self-Assessment
• Solution sharing.
• Independent Practice

Materials Utilized:

• Textbook
• Teacher generated materials
• Manipulatives
• Flash cards
• Game materials

Assessment Strategies:

• Discussion
• Daily class performance
• Openers/warm-ups
• Tests and quizzes