per class

Mean, Median, and Mode with Legos

Completed by 95 learners

Ages 9-13

Live One-Time Class

Do you have a bin of loose Lego bricks laying around the house? Bring them to class, and we will use them to learn about mean, median, and mode.

Tina Dewey, M.Ed, State Certified Math Educator

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(494 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

4-9 learners per class

55 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

In today's information age, we are overrun by data.  Thanks to various sciences, loads of information about demographics, economics, healthcare,  and weather patterns have emerged.  And, people have developed ways easily analyze, process, and display all this information.  

Analyzing the mass amounts of data that one encounters in today's world is a necessary life skill.  The first step in analyzing data is to calculate, understand, and to effectively to communicate the measures central tendency (mean, median, mode).

In this class, students will use Legos to explore the various ways to calculate and express measures of central tendency.  Using Legos, students will gain a deep understanding of mean, median, mode, and range that far surpasses simply plugging numbers into a formula.  

In class, a powerpoint will be used to lead students through the activities. Students will be provided with guided notes, which will be available upon registration.  Students will fill in their notes and use their legos to calculate the measures of central tendencies.

Background knowledge:  Student should already know how to add and divide whole numbers.

Other Details

Supply List

Please bring some Legos to class.  Students will need 40 Lego bricks.  This works best with bricks that are all the same size, or almost the same size.  We will be stacking the bricks on top of each other to make a tower.  

Guided notes will be available upon registration.

1 file available upon enrollment

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Tina Dewey, M.Ed, State Certified Math Educator

Joined April, 2017

4.9

494reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Michigan Teaching Certificate in Mathematics

I began teaching in 1978 by forcing my little brothers to "play school" during summer breaks. I began my paid teaching career in 1991 by teaching at a public high school in Michigan. In my over 30 years of experience teaching, I have also taught at a community college, homeschool co-ops, an alternative school, and a virtual online school.  I retired from teaching high school math at a public high school in 2018. Now, I enjoy being home to homeschool my son, play with my grandchildren, and teach students online from all over the world.

I graduated from Western Michigan University in 1992 with a degree in Mathematics, History, and Education. In 2005, I earned a Master's Degree in the Art of Teaching from Marygrove College in Detroit. I am certified to teach mathematics in the state of Michigan.

I believe that students learn by DOING! My class is a safe place to try, make mistakes, and try again. My classes I incorporate plenty opportunity for practice, and I provide meaningful individualized feedback for students. During class I encourage active participation from each student, and provide ways for shy students to participate in ways that make them feel comfortable. I will work with your student to help them be successful in math.

Please message me if I can help you meet your math educational goals.
Tina Dewey