Wednesday, February 20

Today we began Box and Whisker Plots:

The students recieved a note sheet and watched a video we also constructed a box and whisker plot together. We will continue these tomorrow.

We started with Bellwork reviewing stem and leaf, histograms, and line/dot plot

Notes:

Creating a box and whisker plot:

Step 1: Order the data from least to greatest

Step 2: Find the median – this will divide the data into two parts

Step 3: Look at the lower part of the data- Find the lower quartile- or lower median

Step 4: Look at the upper part of the data- Find the upper quartile- or upper median

Step 5: Identify the lower extreme and upper extreme

- the smallest number and the largest number

 Picture of completed Box and Whisker plot

Video link for Box and Whisker Plots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVf1jLxgj4

Link for practice of Box and Whisker Plots:
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/interpret-box-and-whisker-plots