What this lesson shows
How tall am I has one answer; how tall are the kids in my class has many. Ask a question with many answers, collect the data in a table, and say what it shows.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: Heights, in inches: 52, 50, 53, 51, 52, 54, 50, 52, 53, 51, 52, 50. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- One answer: not statistical
- Many answers that vary: statistical
- A table, least to greatest
- The most common answer and the range
Helping at home
Ask whether the question has one answer or many answers that vary: many is a statistical question. Then list each answer from least to greatest in a table, count how many times each comes up, and find the most common answer and the range.
If your kid gets stuck
One answer, or many that vary?
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.