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Is anyone average?

6th GradeDataabout 3 minCCSS 6.SP.A.2CCSS 6.SP.A.3

Check 4,063 pilots one body size at a time and see who stays close to average.

Lesson Plan

Explore the mean as a measure of center, then test how many individuals fall near it.

  1. Question: Ask what students spot and what they are curious about. Read “How many of these 1,055 pilots stay?” aloud. Have each student guess and say why.

  2. Question: Read “After all ten, how many pilots stay?” aloud. Have partners explain their guesses to each other.

  3. Big idea: Pause. Ask a student to say the idea in their own words.

  4. Big idea: Pause. Have partners explain the idea to each other.

  5. Your turn: Have students try their own. Ask them to predict before they test.

How to run it

  1. Whole classPut the lesson on the board. At each choice the class votes, then you select the winner.
  2. SoloShare the link, QR code, or post to Google Classroom. Each student gets to take their own path.