Box and whisker plots can be fun to learn while being interactive. This learning progression covers data representation with the five number summary, compare center and spread of different data, look at the effect of outliers, and recognize possible trends in data.

The Common Core State Standards aligned to this learning progression are:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.1: Represent data with plots on the real number line (dot plots, histograms, and box plots).

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.2: Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.3: Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers).

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.B.5: Summarize categorical data for two categories in two-way frequency tables. Interpret relative frequencies in the context of the data (including joint, marginal, and conditional relative frequencies). Recognize possible associations and trends in the data.

This learning progression includes assessments that help evaluate the students’ progress. There are activities that involve group work, pair work, and individual work.

Here is the learning progression and lesson plan:

Allie Hernandez Learning progression

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