Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Stem-and-Leaf Plots StudyJam

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

6

Overview

In this interactive activity, students will be led through steps to create a stem-and-leaf plot. There are teaching activities as well as practice activities available. A handout that reviews the strategies taught during the activity can be printed. After utilizing this resource, the students can complete the short quiz to assess their understanding.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 6

    MA19.6.24

    Represent numerical data graphically, using dot plots, line plots, histograms, stem and leaf plots, and box plots.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.6.24

    Vocabulary

    • Dot plots
    • Histograms
    • Box plots
    • Stem and leaf plots
    • Line plots
    • Extreme values
    • Outliers
    • Gaps
    • Clusters
    • Symmetric
    • Skewed
    • Center
    • Spread
    • peaks
    • 5 number summary
    • Minimum
    • Maximum
    • Median
    • lower quartile
    • Upper quartile

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • How to use graphical representations of real-world data to describe context, center, spread and shape from which they were collected.
    • Techniques for constructing line plots, stem and leaf plots, dot plots, histograms, and box plots.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Organize and display data using dot plots, line plots, stem and leaf plots, histograms, and box plots.
    • Describe the nature of the attribute under investigation including how it was measured and its unit of measure using the context in which the data were collected.
    • Describe the shape of numerical data distribution including patterns and extreme values.
    • Use graphical representations of real-world data to describe and summarize the context from which they were collected.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Sets of data can be organized and displayed in a variety of ways, each of which provides unique perspectives of the data set.
    • Data displays help in conceptualizing ideas and in solving problems.
    • The overall shape and other significant features of a set of data, (e.g., gaps, peaks, clusters and extreme values) are important in summarizing numerical data sets.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    http://studyjams.scholastic.com/
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