Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Warm-up • Two identical copies. Cut along the dashed line.

Sample questions

1. The plot shows books read by students in one month. How many observations are there? Describe the most common value and the range.
2. Describe the distribution’s center and spread using the plot. Explain why one measure alone cannot describe all the data.
3. Make a dot plot of these daily reading counts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5. Label the scale and count the observations.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.SP.A.2, 6.SP.B.4–5b. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.SP.A.2 — Describe a distribution

Bring it into your lesson

Review the preview and question content above. Open the resource in Sparkclass to copy it to your Files and use it in your workspace. Check the resulting layout before sharing it with students.