Legends of Learning - STEM Games & Resources for Education https://www.legendsoflearning.com/ Math & Science Games For Teachers & Students Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:47:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/favicon-legendsLogo.ico Legends of Learning - STEM Games & Resources for Education https://www.legendsoflearning.com/ 32 32 Data Measure of Center and Variability Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/data-measure-of-center-and-variability-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:52:39 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10858 In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Data Measure of Center and...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Data Measure of Center and Variability learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.B.5.d as written in the common core national math standards.

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Describe the spread of the data. Center is measured by the median, a number arrived at by counting to the middle of an ordered array of numerical data. When the data set is even the median will be the average of the two middle numbers.  Quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the ordered data values. The quartiles separate the data into 4 sections that each contain the same amount of data points but vary in shape and size. The interquartile range (IQR) is the distance from the first and third quartile and is used to describe the variability of the data set.

Mean is the average of a data set and is found by adding all data points and then dividing by the number of data points. Distinguish between the median and mean. Outliers are numbers that are further in range than the rest of the data points to one extreme. Mean can heavily be influenced by an extreme data point or outlier. Describe if the data is symmetric and the shape if it is not and determine what measure would best represent the center of data.

Describe the data using the median and the IQR. Identify outliers from the data. Identify if the context for the data gathering could account for any variability. If there are multiple outliers to one extreme, the IQR could be the best measure of the center because it describes the spread of the middle 50% of the data. The measures chosen for describing the data should best represent the most amount of numbers in a data set. Identify if the mean or median would be the best measure of center for the data set.

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Summarize Data Using Measures of Central Tendency Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/summarize-data-using-central-measures-of-tendency-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:43:14 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10856 In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data Using Measures of...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data Using Measures of Central Tendency learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.B.5.c as written in the common core national math standards.

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Describe the spread of the data. Center is measured by the median, a number arrived at by counting to the middle of an ordered array of numerical data. When the data set is even the median will be the average of the two middle numbers.

Quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the ordered data values – quartiles describe the spread of the data and are found in the same manner as finding the median by finding the middle number of both halves of the data as separated by the median. The quartiles separate the data into 4 sections that each contain the same amount of data points but vary in shape and size. The interquartile range (IQR) is the distance from the first and third quartile and is used to describe the variability of the data set.

Mean is the average of a data set and is found by adding all data points and then dividing by the number of data points. Mean absolute deviation is the average of how much the individual scores of a data set differ from the mean of the set. Distinguish between median and mean. Outliers are numbers that are further in range than the rest of the data points to one extreme. Mean can be heavily influenced by an extreme data point or outlier.

Describe if the data is symmetric and the shape if it is not. Describe the data using the median and the IQR. Identify outliers from the data.

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Summarize Data By Data Collection Measures Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/summarize-data-by-data-collection-measures-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:37:39 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10854 In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data By Data Collection...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data By Data Collection Measures learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.B.5.b as written in the common core national math standards.

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See the center of the data as the middle of the data set. Display data generated from statistical questions with dot plots, histograms, or line plots. Describe the spread of the data. Center is measured by the median, a number arrived at by counting to the middle of an ordered array of numerical data. When the data set is even the median will be the average of the two middle numbers.

Quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the ordered data values – quartiles describe the spread of the data and are found in the same manner as finding the median by finding the middle number of both halves of the data as separated by the median. The quartiles separate the data into 4 sections that each contain the same amount of data points but vary in shape and size. The interquartile range (IQR) is the distance from the first and third quartile and is used to describe the variability of the data set.

Box plots organize data into a display that shows how the shape of the data can be compared. The data is organized into 5 points; the minimum or least data point from the entire set, median, the first quartile or median of the bottom 50% of data, third quartile or median of the top 50% of the data set, and the maximum or the highest value of the data set.

Describe how the data is being collected by using the appropriate units the data is being measured. Describe the data collection by describing how the data was collected to determine if the data is accurate or fairly collected. Determine appropriate labels for the x-axis and y-axis of a histogram. Consider the data collection and units of measure when analyzing data in box plots, or data displays. Describe the attribute being measured.

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Summarize Data By Number Of Data Points Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/summarize-data-by-number-of-data-points-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:29:56 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10852 In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data By Number Of...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. The Summarize Data By Number Of Data Points learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.B.5.a as written in the common core national math standards.

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Given a dot plot or line plot, determine the number of participants/observations. Given a list, determine the number of participants/observations. Analyze a numerical data set and determine the number of participants/observations. Given a table of values, determine the number of participants/observations. Given a histogram, determine the number of participants/observations.

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Data In Box Plots, Histograms, And Dot Plots Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/data-in-box-plots-histograms-and-dot-plots-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:25:15 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10850 In this series of games, your students will learn to display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots. The Data In Box Plots, Histograms, And Dot Plots learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.B.4 as written in the common core national math standards.

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See the center of the data as the middle of the data set. Display data generated from statistical questions with dot plots, histograms, and line plots. Describe the spread of the data between shapes and from the start to the end of the data set. Center is measured by the median, a number arrived at by counting to the middle of an ordered array of numerical data.

When the data set is even the median will be the average of the two middle numbers. Quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the ordered data values. The quartiles separate the data into 4 sections that each contain the same amount of data points but vary in shape and size. The interquartile range (IQR) is the distance from the first and third quartile and is used to describe the variability of the data set.

Box plots organize data into a display that shows how the shape of the data can be compared. The data is organized into 5 points; the minimum or least data point from the entire set, median, the first quartile or median of the bottom 50% of data, third quartile or median of the top 50% of the data set, and the maximum or the highest value of the data set. Dot plots and line plots organize data into a display that shows the frequency of data, using dots or Xs, along a number line. Histograms are a type of bar graph that organizes numerical data into equal intervals.

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Median And Quartile Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/median-and-quartile-math-games/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:13:54 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10848 In this series of games, your students will learn that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with...

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In this series of games, your students will learn that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number. The Median And Quartile learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.A.3 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Find the mean for a set of data. Find the median for a set of data. Reason about the mean of a set of data. Reason about the median of a set of data.

Statistical questions anticipate and generate data that varies. Data is the information gathered from statistical questions. Variability can be large or small depending on the question and the anticipated data being gathered. Display data generated from statistical questions with dot plots, histograms, or line plots. Describe data in a dot plot or histogram in terms of symmetry. Describe the data in terms of the shape of peaks, gaps, and clusters.

See the center of the data as the middle of the data set. Describe the spread of the data. Center is measured by the median, a number arrived at by counting to the middle of an ordered array of numerical data. When the data set is even the median will be the average of the two middle numbers. Quartiles are the medians of the lower and upper halves of the ordered data values. The quartiles separate the data into 4 sections that each contain the same amount of data points but vary in shape and size. The interquartile range is the distance from the first and third quartile and is used to describe the variability of the data set.

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Structure Of Statistical Data Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/structure-of-statistical-data-math-games/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:49:03 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10846 In this series of games, your students will learn to understand a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can...

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In this series of games, your students will learn to understand a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape. The Structure Of Statistical Data learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.A.2 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Statistical questions anticipate and generate data that varies. Data is the information gathered from statistical questions. Variability can be large or small depending on the question and the anticipated data being gathered. Display data generated from statistical questions with dot plots, line plots, or histograms.

Describe data in a box-plot, dot plot, or histogram in terms of symmetry and what the shape means as per the data. Describe the data in terms of the shape of peaks, gaps, clusters, and outliers. See the center of the data as the middle of the data set. Describe the spread of the data. Describe data in a box plot in terms of spread of the data.

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Determine Statistical Questions Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/determine-statistical-questions-math-games/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:46:01 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10844 In this series of games, your students will learn how to recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to...

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In this series of games, your students will learn how to recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. Determine Statistical Questions learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.SP.A.1 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Statistical questions anticipate and generate data that varies. Data is the information gathered from statistical questions. Variability can be large or small depending on the question and the anticipated data being gathered.

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Represent 3-D Figures Using Nets Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/represent-3-d-figures-using-nets-math-games/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:42:48 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10842 In this series of games, your students will learn how to represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles. Represent 3-D Figures...

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In this series of games, your students will learn how to represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles. Represent 3-D Figures Using Nets learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.G.A.4 as written in the common core national math standards.

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A polyhedron is a solid with flat faces. Analyze and compose and decompose polyhedral solids. Use nets to describe the shapes and number of faces, edges, and vertices of a 3-dimensional figure. Solid shapes have an interior and an outer surface. Develop an understanding of the measurement of sides of a solid that are not seen in a picture. A net is a 2-dimensional representation of the faces of a 3-dimensional figure comprised of triangles and rectangles. Nets can be composed to form 3-dimensional figures.

There are often many net representations for the same 3-dimensional figure. Finding the area of each face using a net can be added to find the surface area of a 3-dimensional figure. Nets can be created through digital fabrication and/or graph paper. Find 3-dimensional shapes given specifications for surface area and volume.

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Draw Polygons On The Coordinate Plane Math Games https://www.legendsoflearning.com/learning-objectives/draw-polygons-on-the-coordinate-plane-math-games/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:37:17 +0000 https://www.legendsoflearning.com/?post_type=learning_objectives&p=10840 In this series of games, your students will learn how to draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices. The Draw Polygons...

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In this series of games, your students will learn how to draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices. The Draw Polygons On The Coordinate Plane learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.G.A.3 as written in the common core national math standards.

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Identify coordinates for a polygon with specific properties and justify using the coordinates and their relationships. Use distance on a coordinate grid overlaid with a map to solve problems. Vertices are the intersection of an x and y coordinate. Given dimensions for a polygon, plot possible locations and draw on a coordinate plane.

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