Sunday, September 16, 2012

Finding the Mode with Starbursts

Who said learning Math couldn't be fun or involve sweets?  Not our class!  To continue our comprehension of maximum, minimum, range, mode, and median, we built Starburst towers.  Each buddy group had to stack Starbursts until the tower fell over.  We charted each group's results and found the necessary data (see picture below of the data).  Try organizing items or stacking them at home.  See if you can find the range, mode and median.  If you forget what the terms mean, ask your student to sing our song for you.
 
Six, seven, eight...

Lilly and Coleman take turns.

Our second attempt at stacking towers.

A look at our data.
Trey is trying very carefully not to make
his stack fall as Glynn offers support.