Day 146 Displaying Data Study Guide

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: “Many people believe that if they could just make more money, they would enjoy their work. Ironically, it’s the other way around: If people viewed their work with the right mental attitude, they would probably make more money.” - Napoleon Hill

Question from Yesterday (as always from a student): "How does a paper cut work?" "If the bars are not connected on a histogram wouldn't it just be a bar graph?" "Is the outlier of the data set with Tom Brady's interceptions 8?"

The Learning Objective: Construct a histogram, line plot, and box plot

Assessment: Study guide, clickers

Agenda:

1. May Mayhem jumpstart on volume with fractional edges, surface area, distributive property, and combining like terms 
2. Homework review of the histograms
3. QSSQ
4. Study guide done either with a partner or indivdually
5. Encore performance of May Mayhem with the same types of questions as part one but different numbers
6. Weekly Quiz (if time allows)

Glass Half-Full: The second time around with the May Mayhem there was significant improvement compared with the first time around. That should not be a surprise or anything, but what was nice was actually doing this a second time in the same day. I'm going to assess the same four concepts tomorrow during May Mayhem and hope that they have stuck.

Regrets: One idea I had today not just for this lesson but for all lessons was to create a challenge component to every worksheet/assignment we do. Again, this is not a novel concept (it's called differentiation), but it is something that I do not currently do. This is of course a huge undertaking though.

Link of the Day: It's just under 100 days until the Olympics begin! Mathalicious has a cool lesson for the occasion.