Some of the similarities that I saw in the data are:
1. An increase in temperatures began in January and ended in July. After July, the temperatures decreased.
2. With the data I worked with, I noticed that the median tends to be around 50 to 60 degrees.
3. Once the data hits a certain point, like a max, the data values decreased.
I was able to find the first similarity and the third similarity when I looked at the line graphs. Looking at the line graphs, I was able to see where the data values increase and decreased easily. I was also able to see where a “max” accord in the data. I could have used the stem-and-leaf graph or the collection of data by itself to find this pattern; however, it would be more challenging than the line graph. …show more content…
If a city was close to the water the temperatures will be on the cooler side, however if the city was located in an inland state their temperature would be on the higher end.
2. How far north and south a city is.
This would affect the temperatures because the city closer to the equator would have the higher temperatures. However. if the two cities have similar latitudes they will have similar temperatures.
This activity would be a great activity to incorporate in both an elementary class and in a middle school class. This activity would be a great activity to incorporate in a 5th grade classroom because it is an activity that would help students learn what makes mean, median and mode different while practicing their graphing skills. I feel that if I did this activity during 5th grade it would have helped my later down the road because I did not truly understand what made mean, median and mode different. Then for middle school, teachers could use this activity to help students interpret data, form box-and-whisker plots and help students understand that different graphs are better at representing certain
1. An increase in temperatures began in January and ended in July. After July, the temperatures decreased.
2. With the data I worked with, I noticed that the median tends to be around 50 to 60 degrees.
3. Once the data hits a certain point, like a max, the data values decreased.
I was able to find the first similarity and the third similarity when I looked at the line graphs. Looking at the line graphs, I was able to see where the data values increase and decreased easily. I was also able to see where a “max” accord in the data. I could have used the stem-and-leaf graph or the collection of data by itself to find this pattern; however, it would be more challenging than the line graph. …show more content…
If a city was close to the water the temperatures will be on the cooler side, however if the city was located in an inland state their temperature would be on the higher end.
2. How far north and south a city is.
This would affect the temperatures because the city closer to the equator would have the higher temperatures. However. if the two cities have similar latitudes they will have similar temperatures.
This activity would be a great activity to incorporate in both an elementary class and in a middle school class. This activity would be a great activity to incorporate in a 5th grade classroom because it is an activity that would help students learn what makes mean, median and mode different while practicing their graphing skills. I feel that if I did this activity during 5th grade it would have helped my later down the road because I did not truly understand what made mean, median and mode different. Then for middle school, teachers could use this activity to help students interpret data, form box-and-whisker plots and help students understand that different graphs are better at representing certain