Lesson+4

Lesson //4// :

Title of lesson: Mean, Median, Mode

Description of lesson: For this lesson, I will explain three measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode. This is an important concept for statistics and will be used to analyze the data in some of our projects. Therefore, I will also explain why and how we use the three measures of central tendency to tell us different facts about a data set.

Assignment: Following my lesson about mean, median, and mode, I will have the students find the three measures of central tendency for three data sets in class. For homework, they will have to find the mean, median, and mode for three more data sets at home. They may use my podcasts about mean, median, and mode as a reference if they have trouble.

Resources/materials needed: Pen, paper, internet connection, podcasts: media type="file" key="mean podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" This is the podcast on mean.

media type="file" key="median podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" This is the podcast on median.

media type="file" key="mode podacst.mp3" width="240" height="20" This is the podcast on mode.

Technology reflection: I used the podcasts as a tool to help the students with their homework. I think this is a good way to use podcasts in the classroom, especially for math, because parents may not be available for homework help. Although they do not provide tutoring, podcasts with brief reviews of the materials serve as a quick reference. If nothing else, they may jog a parent’s memory, then he or she can provide more help with the homework.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Evaluation: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">The only thing I am concerned about is division skills because they are used in mean and median. However, if the data sets are not too complicated, the students should do fine.