Homework for Tuesday, October 21

 Assignment: Perfect 10

Due: Wednesday, October 22

We are now learning about the central tendencies, or measures of center, and how they are used in math. Your child should now have the definitions of mean, median, mode, and range in their notes. 

We did a physical activity today that demonstrated how all of those CTs show up and represent data in a number set. Students each received a number of cubes and then lined up by those numbers, noticing how the mode showed up, where the median was in the line, and how the range was figured from the person with the least to the person with the most. Ultimately, to find the mean we did a sorting task with the cubes until everyone had the same amount in their hands. 

The key to understanding the central tendencies and how they represent and/or skew data is grounded in their ability to notice their differences. We will use graphs to see these differences and activities where they debate which one represents which data best. There are a lot of activities that we will do to experience what those words mean and how they both guide and mislead us. It's a pretty fun unit, if I do say so myself.

So, what can you do?

Check over their definitions of the words. Have them add examples (besides the ones I provide) that help illustrate each of them in number sets. This is just the beginning, so keep checking in. The graphing activities in this unit are even more difficult if they don't have the opportunity to talk about them outside of class, so please ask questions and see if they can explain them to you. 

But as always: do not DO the homework for them. Ask questions, but ask them what they are thinking. The more they do, the better it will stick. And have fun with this!