Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
Here's an easy game for teaching mode, median and range (you
could probably figure mean also). There is a variation for each statistic.
Take a deck of cards for 2 students. Using only the Ace through 10, deal out 7
cards to each student. Have them arrange their cards in sequential order. The
first game is played by determining the median card. They get points equal to
the value of the median card. They calculate a total until the winner hits a
predetermined goal. Then they play the game again, only this time they get the
points of any modes they have. If there is no mode, they get the value of their
highest card. Accumulate points until a predetermined goal is reached. Third
game deals with range. Here they learn to, after arranging cards in sequential
order, subtract the low card from the high card-this is the range. Scoring is
the same as above.
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