This lesson unit is intended to help you assess how well students are able to: Calculate the mean, median, mode, and range from a frequency chart; and to use a frequency chart to describe a possible data set, given information on the mean, median, mode, and range.

Sample Learning Goals
Predict the bin where a single ball might fall
Repeat trials of 100 balls and compare the outcomes
Count the number of balls in a bin and relate that to the probability of falling in that bin
Compare and interpret empirical and theoretical statistics
Apply the plinko simulation as a model to other scenarios where there are weighted statistics

In this task sutdents use a dotplot, histogram or boxplot to summarize data.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math.  

In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the concept of graphing data over time on a line graph, by measuring (at multiple times) the amount of water being poured. They work collaboratively in teams, with roles for accountability, as they practice protocols for a productive mathematics classroom culture.

In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the concept of graphing data over time on a line graph, by measuring (at multiple times) the amount of water being poured. They work collaboratively in teams, with roles for accountability, as they practice protocols for a productive mathematics classroom culture.

Students create a line plot [with dots] to represent stacks of coins. Then rearrange the dots to form different line plots and watch what happens to the mean.