Ancient Enigma
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10 Minutes
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Description
The Ancient Enigma has challenged you to solve its riddles for treasure! In this game by Zapzapmath, students will recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation can describe how its values vary.
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Measures of Central Tendency and Variation. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is the difference between mean, median and mode? Why is it important to know all 3 measures of center of a data set?
After the Game
Which was easiest to recognize: mean, median or mode? When there was no mode, what strategy did you use to choose between mean and median? Can a number be the mode, median, and mean (and if so, give an example of a dataset)?