Day 145 Creating Box Plots

6th Grade Math Standards: 6.SP.4 Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots. MA.4.a. Read and interpret circle graphs.

The Objective: Create a box and whisker plot when given a data set

Agenda:

1. Jumpstart
2. Homework Review
3. Creating box plots
4. Eric's Cell Phone (second side of the link)
5. Creating a Box Plot Homework
6. Identify 12 values based on a box and whisker plot (see picture below)
7. Weekly Quiz #24

The Assessment: Students did not get the homework passed out to them until they had proven they could create a box plot using the data that was given with Eric's cell phone plan.

I also collected the jumpstarts. The results of the division problems on this jumpstart were not very good.

Glass Half-Full: The picture above of a student identifying 12 values that would work based on the box and whisker plot was an idea I thought of the previous class as a way to get students to think deeper. It ended up being a perfect way to keep students that needed a challenge engaged while students that struggled with the objective got feedback. It always feels good when a lesson is differentiated and lowers my stress level as well.

One Regret: On the homework, problem number four is already done for the students. I needed to have students cross this out so that they knew not to do anything or get confused. Unfortunately I was passing out homework at all different times because of the way that students were assessed today. I will take this problem out next year to avoid confusion.

Link of the Day: The Jen Ratio - which basically says that we are better off watching positive experiences on television than we are if we watch negative experiences on television.