Stem-and-Leaf Plots StudyJam

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

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.

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.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

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