After organizing the data, students had to work in teams to display it and analyze it. Then after finding the mean, median and mode of the data (if they were able to!), students had to determine which statistic best represented the data.  

​We had some INTENSE but meaningful discussions in class, and surprisingly, the mean wasn't always the best way to show what was typical of the class.  We'll be uncovering how scientists can use these statistics in their data collection as they work to answer questions.  Keep up the great work 5th grade!

Working like scientists, fifth graders are taking data they collected and are working to organize it, display it graphically how they can best represent it, and then analyze it!  It's incredible to see how their thinking evolves as they uncover more about data analysis!

Scientists collect and analyze data all the time in their work.  But how do they go about collecting them?  How do they decide what type of data to collect?  How does the data they collect answer questions they're trying to answer or problems they're trying to solve?  What story do the data tell?

Fifth graders will be focusing on the following practices in their data unit: 
1.  Analyzing and Interpreting Data
2.  Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

To kick off the unit, fifth graders are collecting data on themselves and their classmates, organizing the data, displaying it, and telling stories about it.  Check back soon to see their work!