1. 7 th Grade Copied from http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementar y/files/Stem_and_Leaf.ppt#261,3,Slide 3 Stem and Leaf Plot

2. STEM AND LEAF PLOTS Is a way to display and organize data. STEM LEAF

3. Vocabulary Leaf – the last number Stem – anything to the left of the very last number (sometimes that is “0” ; sometimes it is two numbers) Key – an explanation of the stem and leaf

4. High temperatures for the last week: 72, 78, 87, 90, 88, 86, 87, 89 Stem 7 8 9 Leaf 2 8 6 7 7 8 9 0 7 2 = 72 degrees KEY HIGH TEMPERATURES To find the STEMS!! Find the lowest # 72 7 is the stem and 2 is the leaf Find the highest # 90 9 is the stem and 0 is the leaf List all numbers in between! Least to greatest 7, 8, 9 For the Leaf (Leaves) Remember to only put the leaf and they must be in order from least to greatest!

5. Stem and Leaf Plot Here are the numbers of homeruns that Babe Ruth hit in each of his 15 years with the New York Yankees from 1920-1934: –54, 59, 35, 41, 46, 25, 47, 60, 54, 46, 49, 46, 41, 34, 22 StemLeaf Babe Ruth Homeruns KEY 2 2 = 22

6. 2 3 6 7 8 9 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 8 9 StemLeaf 456456 Age of United States Presidents at their First Inauguration: 57 61 57 57 58 57 61 54 68 51 49 64 50 48 65 52 56 46 54 49 50 47 55 54 42 51 56 55 51 54 51 60 62 43 55 56 61 52 69 64 (Through the 40 th presidency) Key: 5 7 means 57 Age of US Presidents