Which gender spends more time playing video games? Your classes use provided data to answer this question. They first build a two-sided stem-and-leaf plot and then use the display to look for patterns. Guiding questions help them understand how to use the display to make conclusions.

Concepts

stem and leaf plots, data analysis, dot plot

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a guided notes document with the challenge questions to have individuals answer as they complete the activity
• Collect the same data from your classes to use in a formative assessment

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils must have a free CK-12 account to access lesson resources

Pros

• Uses a topic relevant to teenagers that helps build ownership over the lesson
• Includes a link to background information

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.SP.B.3