1. Investigations: Box Plots
6.SP.4,6.SP.5A,6.SP.5B
The students will be able to display numerical data in a box plot and summarize the data quantitatively and describing any patterns.

2. DO NOW
Whole group discussion of mean, median, mode and range

3. Box Plot
Box Plot – is constructed from a five number summary: the minimum value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum value
Lower quartile – median of lower half of the data
Upper quartile – median of the upper of the data

4. Box Plots

5. Constructing Box Plots
Mrs. Schade’s 6th graders scored the following percentages on their last test 68 91 86 89 88 82 95 85 80 78 96 73 90 87

6. Analyzing Box Plots
The box plot shows the number of points Christina scored in each game

7. Team Time
Each person in the group must make the graph. Compare graphs for accuracy. **Discuss median, upper/lower quartile, minimum and maximum values and interquartile range.*** Use questions provided for discussion as whole group. Write your answers down. Be prepared to share your responses.