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out 4 pieces of dried spaghetti or 3 strings of licorice or about 30"
of string.
No measuring devices are to
be used for this activity.
Ask the students to break
each strand of spaghetti into 3 pieces of varying lengths. Or
tear each string of licorice into 4 pieces of varying lengths.
Or cut the string into 12 pieces of varying lengths.
Arrange the pieces
side-by-side from shortest to longest.
Ask the students to find
the piece(s) which represent(s) the mode.
They should be ready to explain how they made their decision.
Ask the students to
determine the median.
Students should explain how this determination was made.
Discuss whether it is
possible to determine the mean without
using measurements. (answer
- no)
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