6th Grade Data & Statistics Solve The Mystery Valentine's Day Task Card Activity
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Description
I am excited to share this Valentine's Day MYSTERY CHALLENGE activity with you and your students! You will begin this activity by reading a short story that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing valentine bags. They will have to find out who took the bags, when they took them, and where they put them. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on the statistics and probability common core state standards. Once they complete a task card, they will receive a clue. After they have all 9 clues, they will be able to solve the mystery. As a fun culmination, there are awards, you could bring in a winter treat, or both! This is similar to the who dunnit activities.
Here is what you will receive in this exciting adventure pack!
- Directions
- Who, When, and Where Posters (6 pages)
- Case of the Missing Valentine Bags (color and b & w)
- Posters (15 pages)
- 9 Task cards (color and b & w)
- Student Journals and answer sheet (3 pages)
- Clues (11 pages)
- Student Awards (color and b & w)
- Answer Key (2 pages)
Content Covered
- Statistical or non-statistical question
- Finding mode
- Finding median
- Finding mean
- Finding range
- Finding quartiles and inner quartile range
- Using line plats to find a measure of center
- Constructing box-and-whisker plots
- Constructing histograms
I also have created a 6th grade unit on statistics and probability. It comes in both Google or paper/pencil versions.
Some fun ways to connect....
