“Where would you go?” Using Shift by Jennifer Bradbury

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Theme:

Using Box and Whisker Plots to Explain Weather

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Math

Duration:

40-50 minutes(not including reading the book)

Standards
& Goals:

New Jersey State Learning Standards:
4.1.Number and Numerical Operations – number sense and
numerical operations
4.4. Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Mathematics – data
analysis (statistics)
4.5. Mathematical Processes – connections, reasoning,
representations and technology

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Learn how to make and interpret a box and whisker plot.
  • Use box and whisker plots to paint a better picture of what it is like to live in different cities.
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