Summary
Math Antics explains the mean, median and mode as ways to describe a data set. A clear, animated 11-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Mean, Median and Mode.”
- How do you find the mean (average) of some numbers?
- What is the median, and how do you find it?
- When might the mode be the most useful?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: mean, median, mode, average, data set.
Try it: Find the mean, median and mode of: 4, 8, 8, 6, 4.