Mighty Mean, Median, and Mode
Fourth Grade Math
by Sarah Marten August 5, 2015
Give your students a good basis in interpreting data with this lesson that teaches them about mean, median,
and mode with plenty of practice and cute videos to keep them interested.
Learning Objectives
Students will find the mean, median, and mode from lists of numbers.
Materials and preparation Key terms
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range by Mr. Peters' statistics
Classroom mean
Math Vocabulary worksheet median
Mighty Mean, Median and Mode worksheet mode
Mean, Median and Mode #1 worksheet
Mean, Median and Mode #2 worksheet
Mean, Median and Mode Practice worksheet
Internet-ready device: a student's smartphone,
a laptop, a computer, or a tablet, enough for
each pair of students to have one.
The Mean, Median and Mode Toads by
TheAnimatedClassroom
Attachments
Math Vocabulary (PDF)
Mighty Mean, Median and Mode (PDF)
Mean, Median and Mode #1 (PDF)
Mean, Median and Mode #2 (PDF)
Mean, Median and Mode Practice (PDF)
Mean, Median, and Mode Card Game (PDF)
Introduction (25 minutes)
Explain to students that for the math lesson today they will be learning statistics, specifically mean,
median and mode.
Play Mean, Median, Mode, and Range.
Arrange the class in pairs and assign them an internet-ready device.
Hand out the Math Vocabulary worksheets to each student.
Instruct students to go to www.wordcentral.com and look up the words on the Math Vocabulary
worksheet and write the definitions for each word.
Write a set of 5 numbers on the board and model how to find the mean, median, and mode of the set.
Ask for student volunteers to read the definitions of each word as you write them on the overhead copy
or projector.
Lead a discussion with students about how these statistics, mean, median and mode, are used in real life.
Bring up scoring in sports and data collection if your students do not.
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Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (15 minutes)
Hand out the Mighty Mean, Median and Mode worksheet to each student.
Display the Mighty Mean, Median and Mode worksheet for the class to see.
Walk through and model how to find the mean, median, and mode for the statistics on the attachment.
Allow a few minutes for students to ask questions if clarification is needed.
Guided Practice (20 minutes)
Arrange students into pairs and hand out the Mean, Median and Mode #1 worksheet and the Mean,
Median and Mode Practice worksheets.
Ask students to work in pairs to complete the attachments and encourage them to reference their Math
Vocabulary and Mighty Mean, Median and Mode worksheets.
Walk the room to monitor and help as needed.
Independent working time (10 minutes)
Have students complete the Mean, Median and Mode #2 worksheet independently.
Walk the classroom to check for understanding and to help as needed.
Related books and/or media
GAME: Mean, Median, and Mode Card Game by Education.com
Differentiation
Enrichment: Challenge students to collect data on their own and create a worksheet similar to the Might
Mean, Median and Mode attachment.
Support: Pair students who need support with students at grade level or above grade level.
Assessment (5 minutes)
Check the Mean, Median and Mode #2 worksheet for correctness to assess student understanding.
Review and closing (5 minutes)
Play The Mean, Median and Mode Toads.
Ask students if they have any final questions on today's lesson.
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Name ___________________
Math Vocabulary
Directions: Define each of the following math terms.
Statistics –
Mean –
Median –
Mode –
Mighty Mean, Median and Mode
Spartan Middle School Statistics
Name ________________________
Directions: Find the mean, median and mode of each
statistic that was taken at Spartan Middle School over a
two week period.
Number of times someone spilled or dropped food or
drink during the lunch periods:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4 2 2 3 5
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 3 2 2 4
Mean:
Median:
Mode:
Number of times Mrs. Miller had to tell her sixth grade
class to quiet down:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 2 3 6 7
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 5 3 4 8
Mean:
Median:
Mode:
Mean, Median and Mode
Find the mean, defined as the average of a group of numbers. To
find the mean, add all the digits together and divide by the number
of digits there are.
1.) 6 , 3 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 5 = 2.) 10 , 4 , 7 , 12 , 6 =
3.) 4 , 4 , 9 , 13 , 2 = 4.) 9 , 5 , 5 , 5 , 12 , 15 =
5.) 2 , 2 , 2 , 15 , 14 = 6.) 3 , 5 , 6 , 3 , 5 , 6 =
Find the median, defined as the middle number in a group of
numbers. To find the median, put the numbers in numerical order
and identify the middle number.
1.) 12 , 9 , 9 , 11 , 5 , 6 , 8 = 2.) 3 , 3 , 5 , 9 , 1 , 2 , 4 =
3.) 7 , 3 , 9 , 8 , 8 , 10 , 4 = 4.) 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 7 =
5.) 8 , 7 , 6 , 10 , 11 , 11 , 6 = 6.) 8 , 11 , 11 , 12 , 9 =
Find the mode, defined as the number that occurs the most in a
group of numbers. To find the mode, place the numbers in
numerical order and identify the one that occurs the most.
1.) 7 , 4 , 4 , 3 , 8 , 4 = 2.) 9 , 1 , 2 , 9 , 2 , 5 , 2 =
3.) 3 , 4 , 9 , 0 , 3 , 1 = 4.) 8 , 4 , 9 , 8 , 3 , 8 =
5.) 11 , 11 , 4 , 7 , 4 , 12 , 4 = 6.) 9 , 10 , 10 , 3 , 8 =
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Mean, Median and Mode
Find the mean, defined as the average of a group of numbers. To
find the mean, add all the digits together and divide by the number
of digits there are.
1.) 4 , 8 , 2 , 8 , 5 , 9 = 2.) 9 , 8 , 8 , 13 , 12 =
3.) 3 , 7 , 6 , 7 , 2 = 4.) 4 , 4 , 9 , 3 , 3 , 7 =
5.) 5 , 7 , 9 , 12 , 12 = 6.) 11 , 8 , 5 , 13 , 9 , 8 =
Find the median, defined as the middle number in a group of
numbers. To find the median, put the numbers in numerical order
and identify the middle number.
1.) 7 , 3 , 9 , 9 , 2 , 5 , 8 = 2.) 10 , 8 , 4 , 11 , 9 =
3.) 9 , 5 , 5 , 2 , 10 = 4.) 11 , 9 , 2 , 2 , 5 , 8 , 1 =
5.) 6 , 6 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 9 , 8 = 6.) 7 , 7 , 4 , 9 , 4 =
Find the mode, defined as the number that occurs the most in a
group of numbers. To find the mode, place the numbers in
numerical order and identify the one that occurs the most.
1.) 5 , 6 , 7 , 3 , 5 , 4 = 2.) 7 , 4 , 11 , 9 , 7 , 3 =
3.) 2 , 11 , 9 , 9 , 0 , 3 = 4.) 10 , 7 , 3 , 9 , 3 , 2 =
5.) 5 , 9 , 3 , 5 , 9 , 5 , 1 = 6.) 8 , 4 , 9 , 4 , 4 , 2 =
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Mean, Median and Mode
Practice Sheet
Find the mean.
1.) 7 , 9 , 5 , 8 , 4 , 9 = 2.) 8 , 8 , 4 , 9 , 1 , 1 , 4 =
3.) 10 , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 = 4.) 9 , 8 , 11 , 6 , 2 , 6 =
5.) 3 , 9 , 3 , 8 , 11 , 2 = 6.) 6 , 6 , 11 , 10 , 12 =
Find the median.
1.) 9 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 10 , 8, 2 = 2.) 13 , 8 , 3 , 5 , 5 =
3.) 11 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 4 = 4.) 2 , 6 , 5 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 4 =
5.) 12 , 9 , 9 , 4 , 6 , 3 , 7 = 6.) 10 , 9 , 10 , 4 , 6 =
Find the mode.
1.) 2 , 2 , 5 , 8 , 5 , 2 = 2.) 11 , 4 , 8 , 4 , 12 , 1 =
3.) 9 , 5 , 2 , 9 , 9 , 1 = 4.) 5 , 4 , 5 , 2 , 9 , 7 =
5.) 6 , 6 , 0 , 4 , 10 , 4 , 6 = 6.) 12 , 7 , 3 , 3 , 11 , 3 =
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The Mean, Median, and Mode Card Game
Do you remember mean, median and mode? Chances are, your
memory is haz y at best. Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge
stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to
reinforce these essential math concepts.
What You Need:
Deck of cards
Scratch paper
Pencil
Calculator (optional)
What You Do:
Review the definitions of these key terms with your child:
Mean is simply the average of all the items in a sample. To compute a mean add up all the values and
divide by the total number of items in the data set.
Median is the middle number in a series of numbers, stated in order from least to greatest. If there is
an even number of items in the data set, the median is the average of the two middle values.
Mode is the most frequently occurring value in the data set.
Once you're sure your child is familiar with the differences between these terms, play this card game
to target and reinforce each of these math concepts. For this game, you'll need at least 4
players! Using only the Ace through 10 cards, deal out 7 cards to each player (for these games to
work, there should be no more than 4 players). Ask the players to arrange their cards in sequential
order. Aces count as the number 1. Then, depending upon which game you want to play, follow the
directions below:
1. Finding t he Mean Game. Each player finds the total value of the digits on their cards, then
divides the total by 7 (the total number of cards) to find the mean. For example, if the cards in
your hand are Ace, 2, 4 , 6, 8, 8, 9, then the sum of those digits is 38. Dividing the sum by 7
yields 5 (rounding to the nearest whole number). If this was your hand, you'd have scored 5
points in this round. Because computation can be tricky without paper at this age, feel free to
give your child a pencil and paper to find the mean. Or, to keep the game moving at a faster
pace, you may allow use of a calculator.
2. Finding t he Median Game. Each player finds the median card in his hand and that number is
his point value for that round. So, using the hand above, the median of the cards is 6, since the
median is the value of the middle card.
3. Finding t he Mode Game. Each player finds the mode in their hand of cards, which represents
their point value for that round. If there is no mode, then they don’t score any points in that round.
However, if there are two modes (two numbers occur the same number of times), the player
snags the point values for both modes! In the example above, the mode would be 8, since it
occurs most often.
The winner of each game is the first person to scores 21 points. If you're dealing with a very short or
very long attention spans, feel free to change this value and substitute a number more appropriate for
the children playing.
