Florida B.E.S.T. MA.5.DP.1

Math5th Grade

B.E.S.T. Standard (Benchmark Cluster)

Collect, represent and interpret data and find the mean, mode, median or range of a data set.

Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics

Cluster contents

MA.5.DP.1 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students gather numerical data, organize it, and show it in a clear table or graph. They calculate mean, median, mode, and range, then explain what the results show.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students organize raw data in a table or graph and accurately find the mean, median, mode, and range. They use those values and the display to make a supported statement about the data.
Common Misconceptions: Students may choose the greatest number as the mode instead of the number appearing most often. They may find the median without ordering the data, or divide by the wrong count when finding the mean. Some subtract adjacent values for the range instead of subtracting the least value from the greatest.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: For 4, 6, 6, 8, 11, make a dot plot and find the mean, median, mode, and range. Write one observation supported by the data.

Lesson moves

Have students survey 10 classmates about books read last month, record tallies, make a line plot, and calculate all four measures.
For 2, 3, 3, 4, 18, ask students which measure best describes a typical value and why.
Teams draw number cards and build data sets that match clues such as a median of 7 and a range of 5.
Record one week of local high temperatures, graph the results, and compare the mean temperature with the median.

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