Wyoming Math 6.SP.4

Math6th GradeStatistics and Probability

The Standard

Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box plots.

2023 Wyoming Mathematics Content and Performance Standards · Summarize and describe distributions.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students display a set of numbers in dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, and box plots. They sort the data, choose a scale, and find the median and quartiles for the box plot.
What Mastery Looks Like: They show every value in a dot plot and put digits in the correct stems and leaves. They use bins that do not overlap and place the box and whiskers at the correct values.
Common Misconceptions: Students may draw one dot for a repeated value instead of stacking dots. They may put numbers in overlapping histogram bins or use the smallest and largest values as the edges of the box.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Use 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 to draw a histogram with bins 2–3, 4–5, 6–7, and 8–9, then draw a box plot.

Lesson moves

Pairs stack sticky notes labeled 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 above a taped floor number line to build a dot plot.
Using the sticky-note dot plot, ask pairs to draw its box plot and explain why the repeated 3s no longer show.
Pairs race to make stem-and-leaf plots from cards labeled 21, 23, 23, 25, 31, 32, 34, 34, 40, 41, 42, 45.
Print 12 hourly temperatures from tomorrow's forecast; students make a histogram with five-degree bins and name the most common temperature range.

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