Math Measurement, Data, Probability & Statistics
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6.SP.B.5c | Measurement, Data, Probability & Statistics
Grade 6
Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
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I Like That!: How perception, emotion, and cognition shape our preferences
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Students will conduct experiments and analyze real scientific data as they learn about themselves. They'll learn how our eyes and brains interact to determine what we like and dislike, and apply this knowledge to fish research and the art of character design.
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Lesson 3
In part 3, students are given histograms that show the variabilty in human proportions and asked to plot the proportion values for different creatures to notice any deviations.
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3 lessons and 6 supporting media items.
Lesson 3
What Do Birds Do in Winter?: A data-driven investigation of remarkable adaptations
Explore the secret lives of nonmigratory winter birds! Use data, games, and simulations to uncover their unique adaptations for surviving the cold and reveal the 'feathered flurries of activity' in the dead of winter.
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Lesson 3
Students will analyze data sets to identify patterns in temperature changes and feeding behaviors of birds overwinter.
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3 lessons and 3 supporting media items.
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