DAY 2 LESSON

MEDIAN AND RANGE

Introduction: Review (10-15 minutes)
The lesson will begin with a review of last nights video on median and range. The
class will re-work the problem together, and then the teacher will address any
questions the students may still have about the material introduced in the video.

Practice Problems (20-30 minutes)

Students will work through four problems in class. The first and second problem
consist of students finding the median and range given an odd number of data set.
For problem one the teacher will do with the class and the second problem students
will try on their own. The third and fourth problem consist of students finding the
median and range given an even number of data set. For problem three the teacher
will do with the class and the fourth problem students will try on their own. When
doing individual problem they will work to find the answer, share their answers with
their neighbor, and explain how they found their answer. As students are working,
the teacher will walk around the room and when the class comes together to
discuss the answer, the teacher will address any misconceptions or struggles he/she
observed as he/she observed the students work on the problems. **(Note: make
sure to include problem examples of an even and odd number of data
points, so that students will know how to calculate the median of an even
number of data points.)
Problem 1:
Mrs. Steele wants to buy ice cream for her students. She doesnt know what
flavor to buy, so she decided to give her students 7 flavors to choose from. Here
are what each her students chose as their favorite ice cream flavor:
Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream of Students in the Class
Flavor
#of Students who chose this flavor
Chocolate
2
Vanilla
6
Strawberry
6
Cookies and Cream
15
Cookie Dough
11
Mint Chocolate Chip
14
Butter Pecan
0
(a) Reorder the data smallest to largest.
(b) Make a dot plot of the data.
(c) What is the least amount of money Sarah earned on a babysitting job?
(d) What is the highest amount of money Sarah earned on a babysitting job?

(e) What is the range of Sarahs earnings?

(f) What is the median amount that Sarah earned from babysitting?
Solution steps:
1. Reorder the data from smallest to largest:
2. Find the least. Find the highest Calculate the range:
3. Find the median (middle value):
Problem 2:
Mr. Pebbles is doing a lesson and wants to find out the best way his students
learn. He decides to give them a survey of 7 different ways he can teach, and
asks his student to choose which way helps them learn the best. Here are the
results:

Reading a paragraph about the topic: 2

Looking at a chart, picture, table, or diagram: 6
Doing a physical activity: 24
watching someone do a demonstration: 18
Having a discussion about a topic: 4

(g) Reorder the data smallest to largest.

(h) Make a dot plot of the data.
(i) The way that had the least number of votes was ________________________
,with _____votes.
(j) The way that had the most number of votes was_________________________,
with ____votes.
(k) What is the range of the number of votes?
(l) What is the median number of votes?
Solution steps:
2. Reorder the data from smallest to largest:
2. Find the least. Find the highest Calculate the range:
3. Find the median (middle value):

Problem 3:
Matt wants to buy a new iPhone, but he wants to save some money by getting the
best price. Matt visits 10 different stores and records the price of a new iPhone at
each store so that he can compare the prices. Here is the price of a new iPhone at
each of the ten stores:
$550

$529

$499
$549

$599

$434

$458

(m) Reorder the data smallest to largest.

(n) Make a dot plot of the data
(o) What is the cheapest price for a new iPhone?
(p) What is the highest price for a new iPhone?

$409

$519

$485

(q) What is the range of the prices?

(r) What is the median price of a new iPhone?
Solution steps:
1. Reorder the data from smallest to largest:
2. Find the smallest. Find the largest. Calculate the range:
3. Find the median (middle value):

Problem 4:
Sarah babysits to earn extra spending money. In the last month, Sarah
babysat for 8 different families and earned a different amount of money each
time. Here is what Sarah earned each time she babysat throughout the month:
$22
$24
$30
$15
$32 $17
$19
$27
(s) Reorder the data smallest to largest.
(t) Make a dot plot of the data.
(u) What is the least amount of money Sarah earned on a babysitting job?
(v) What is the highest amount of money Sarah earned on a babysitting job?
(w) What is the range of Sarahs earnings?
(x) What is the median amount that Sarah earned from babysitting?
Solution steps:
3. Reorder the data from smallest to largest:
2. Find the least. Find the highest Calculate the range:
3. Find the median (middle value)

Game: (15-20 minutes)

Materials:
-Deck of Cards (Ace-10)
-Scratch paper
-Pencil
-Calculator (optional)
How to Play:
-Students will play this in groups of 3 or 4.
- Define median (the middle number when the cards are placed in order) and Range
(the difference of the highest and lowest values)
- 3 rounds: (1) Deal each player 5 cards, (2) deal each player 7 cards, and (3) Deal
each player 8 cards.
-Students will rearrange cards in sequential order (Ace counts as number 1)
Median Mania: Each player finds the median card in his/her hand and that number
(if correct) is the point value he/she earns for that round. The person who reaches
21 points first wins the round.
Range Race: Each player finds the range of the highest card and lowest card in
his/her hand and that number is the point value he/she hears for that round. The
player who reaches 21 points first wins the round.