Mean Pirates: The Legend of Mathbeard
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LENGTH
19 Minutes
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Description
You are a broke pirate hunting for the legendary treasure of the mad pirate Mathbeard! Be cautious though - legend has it that powerful curses hover upon the doubloons...A friend of yours found an old diary exposing Mathbeard passion for Statistics, giving you a hint about what kind of traps to expect. What are you waiting for? Embark now!
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Summarize Data Using Central Measures Of Tendency. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How do we calculate the mean of a set of data? What type of data may affect the mean? What are some ways to represent data? What is the advantage of finding the average of a dataset?
After the Game
What is an outlier? How did you calculate the mean absolute deviation (M.A.D.) for a set of data? What skills were improved by playing the game? What is meant by distribution of data? What are some ways that were included in the game that data can be distributed?