Walkathon Provocation
Provocation:
Use the Walkathon results from each 5/6
Homegroup to answer the following provocation
1.
Collate the results into 2 different types of graphs.
·
1 must be hand drawn
in your maths books. 1 can be done on your laptops and submitted on USB.
·
Examples: Column graphs, dot plots, line graphs, side-by-side
column graphs*
2.
Calculate the mean and mode averages for each Homegroup and
the whole 5/6 neighbourhood.*
a) Which class
had the highest mean average?
b) What was the
most common number of laps completed for the 5/6 neighbourhood?
c) Justify
whether you think the mean or mode average is the best representation for your
homegroup?
3.
Answer the following:
d) We have
measured the perimeter of the course as _____________. What distance did
someone who did 30 laps cover?
e) Using the
same perimeter and your calculation of the mode average for your
homegroup, what was the most common distance covered?
Success Criteria:
1.
2 different types of graphs.
·
1 MUST be in hand drawn in your Maths book
·
1 graph must show all of the data from the entire neighbourhood.
·
Must meet conventions of graphs: title, key, labelled axis, ruled
lines, border
2.
In Maths books you must record the Mean and Mode average for each
homegroup and clearly label these
E.g. In 5/6 P Mean Average was______. The mode
average was_____.
Record your answers 2a, b, c in your maths book
& show your working.
3. Show your
working to calculate 3a and 3b in your maths books.
Number of Laps Completed by each Homegroup
|
Number of Students
|
Tim's
|
Warrick's
|
Paula's
|
Kate's
|
|
1
|
26
|
16
|
30
|
21
|
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
30
|
4
|
|
3
|
18
|
29
|
30
|
12
|
|
4
|
17
|
17
|
30
|
12
|
|
5
|
28
|
14
|
30
|
12
|
|
6
|
27
|
23
|
27
|
14
|
|
7
|
20
|
13
|
27
|
15
|
|
8
|
28
|
14
|
27
|
16
|
|
9
|
15
|
19
|
27
|
17
|
|
10
|
21
|
11
|
25
|
17
|
|
11
|
14
|
14
|
24
|
19
|
|
12
|
26
|
13
|
22
|
19
|
|
13
|
21
|
16
|
22
|
19
|
|
14
|
30
|
13
|
21
|
21
|
|
15
|
17
|
24
|
21
|
21
|
|
16
|
27
|
13
|
21
|
22
|
|
17
|
18
|
10
|
18
|
22
|
|
18
|
26
|
14
|
18
|
22
|
|
19
|
19
|
13
|
18
|
24
|
|
20
|
30
|
26
|
18
|
25
|
|
21
|
15
|
19
|
17
|
26
|
|
22
|
22
|
30
|
17
|
26
|
|
23
|
17
|
20
|
17
|
27
|
|
24
|
21
|
15
|
15
|
28
|
|
25
|
18
|
14
|
14
|
30
|
|
26
|
18
|
15
|
13
|
30
|
|
27
|
20
|
13
|
30
|
|
|
28
|
9
|
|||
|
29
|
9
|
|||
Ideas
for information to graph:
·
The mean average numbers of laps completed per class
·
The mode average number of laps completed per class
·
The range of distance completed per class
·
The highest and lowest number of laps completed per
class
·
The range in your class
·
Your class’s average compared to another homegroup
·
The total number of laps completed per class
·
The total distance completed per class
·
The mean average distance completed per class
·
The mode average distance completed per class
AND
MANY MORE OPTIONS….
** You may need to do some
calculations to find interesting information to graph **
