Popcorn Drop

This statistics activity is based on a game in which the pieces can be eaten.

Subject: Mathematics
Topics: Statistics
Grades: 4 - 7
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can find the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers
- Knows the purpose of the subject of statistics
- Understands the concepts average (mean), range, mode, and median
- Can decide which statistical measure is most appropriate in a given situation
- Understands the purpose and value of organizing information in charts

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Hands-On Math Movies:

$Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs$ Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs

If you were responsible for feeding 20,000 hungry baseball fans, how would you make sure you didn’t run out of food? See how the Food Services Director at Yankee Stadium makes it happen.
Running time 1:51 minutes.

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