In this lesson, students use technology to create data displays and encounter the term statistic which is a quantity that is calculated from sample data. They enter data into a spreadsheet, find statistics, and create box plots using technology. When students investigate and explain how changing values in a data set affect the mean and the median they are looking for and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning (MP8).

Math Community

Today’s community building centers on the teacher sharing their draft commitments as part of the mathematical community. At the end of the lesson, students are invited to suggest additions to the teacher sections of the chart.