Date
Time
LESSON
Mystery Plots and Landmarks
1 2
Math Message
Complete the following statements. Do not share your answers. Estimate if you do
not know the exact number.
I usually spend about
minutes taking a shower or a bath.
A.
There is a total of
letters in my first, middle, and last names.
B.
There are
people living in my home.
C.
My shoe is about
centimeters long (to the nearest centimeter).
D.
I watch about
hours of television per week.
E.
Mystery Plots
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You and your classmates will make line plots of the data from the Math Message
above. You will then try to figure out which line plot, or mystery plot, goes with
which statement in the Math Message.
Landmarks
After the class has agreed on the subject of each line plot, mark the number lines
for each statement on the next page to show the following data landmarks for
each statement set: minimum, maximum, median, and mode. Also record the range.
Example:
Number of
X
Students
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Number of Minutes to Get to School
range
6