Surf for More Math

Lesson 8 - Mean and Mode

Use these activities to encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about mean and mode.

Goal

Calculate the mean and identify the mode of a set of data.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 78-79

Instructions for Use

Mode and Mean helps your child identify the mode and calculate the mean of data sets.

To use Mode, Median, and Mean click through the animated tutorial and answers questions when prompted or click the "next" button. Your child can skip past the parts about median since it is beyond the Grade 5 Expectations.

Measures allows your child to find the mean and mode of a set of data.

To use Measures, input your data in the three text boxes, and then click the "Proceed" button. Enter the number of items in your data set, click the boxes beside "mean" and "mode", and then click the "Proceed" button. Drag the slider for each item in your data set to the correct value. The mean and mode of the data set will automatically appear at the bottom of the screen.

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		Surf for More Math Lesson 8 - Mean and Mode Use these activities to encourage your child to have fun on the Web while learning about mean and mode. Goal Calculate the mean and identify the mode of a set of data. Builds Upon Student Book pages 78-79 Instructions for Use Mode and Mean helps your child identify the mode and calculate the mean of data sets. To use Mode, Median, and Mean click through the animated tutorial and answers questions when prompted or click the "next" button. Your child can skip past the parts about median since it is beyond the Grade 5 Expectations. Measures allows your child to find the mean and mode of a set of data. To use Measures, input your data in the three text boxes, and then click the "Proceed" button. Enter the number of items in your data set, click the boxes beside "mean" and "mode", and then click the "Proceed" button. Drag the slider for each item in your data set to the correct value. The mean and mode of the data set will automatically appear at the bottom of the screen.