Day 144: Intro to Histograms

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.

Quote of the Day: "•-Young lady, how long would it take you to become a psychologist?

•“About seven years,” she replied.

•-How old would you be by then?

•“I will be twenty-five.”

•-How old will you be in seven years if you don’t become a psychologist?

•“Well, I guess I would be about twenty-five.”

Five years from today you will be five years older. The question to ask is, Will you be five years wiser?” - Napoleon Hill 
Question from Yesterday (as always from a student): Why is it always that each box of the data set represents 25% of the numbers?

The Learning Objective: Describe the data in a histogram

Assessment: Page 875 #13 - 16 in the textbook

Agenda:

1. Jumpstart
2. Review the box plot homework
3. QSSQ 
4. Histogram definition and description from the textbook (page 872)
5. Exit ticket from page 875
6. Constructing a histogram notes

Glass Half-Full: Today we had an assembly last block which cut the size of the blocks by a few minutes each. That was not an issue in terms of getting to the assessment of the objective.

Regrets: The word interval is a tremendous hurdle for students to walk over. The textbook does not really highlight it as a vocabulary word, but it appears to be brand new for everyone. There needs to be a good amount of time devoted first to the term interval and then we can launch the lesson here.