Generate stacks of money. Given bills of different denominations, pupils stack them based on their values. The learners figure out which value is the mode of the data and determine whether the data is unimodal, bimodal, or multimodal.

Concepts

data analysis, data display, mode, pictograph, categorical data

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a discussion on the difference between mode, median, and average

Classroom Considerations

• The class should know the definition of mode
• Requires the user to sign up for a free CK-12 account

Pros

• Shows the correct answer if needed
• The supplemental material provides additional practice

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.SP.A.3 6.SP.B.5.a 6.SP.B.5.c 6.SP.B.5.d 7.SP.B.4 HSS-ID.A.2