WORLD CUP

STEM & LEAF PLOTS

Van Sicl en Community Middl e School
Grade 6 Mathematics
Cl ass 603/604/605
June 13, 2014
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Do Now Choose 3 Questions 5 minutes
On Friday, the temperature was -10
degrees Fahrenheit. On Saturday The
temperature was 10 degrees
Fahrenheit. How much did the
temperature increase?
What number is the opposite of 0?
Find the mean, median and mode: 10,
12,13, 25, 10
Evaluate if x = 10, n = 4, c = 2

X
3
+ 3n c
X + n
2
c
4

Lesson Overview
Yesterday we spent some time covering
what is a statistical question, and what is
not a statistical question.
Remember that a statistical question is
one that has to be answered by
gathering and collecting data, and the
answers must vary.
Example of a statistical question: What
are the three favorite flavors of ice
cream of the students that attend VSC?
Not a statistical question: Who is your
favorite movie star?
Today we will learn how to organize
data using what we call stem and leaf
plots.
We will use the data from yesterdays
World Cup 2014 game between Brazil
and Croatia.
Stems &
Leaves
Before you create a stem and leaf plot, you need data!

Lets look at a sample class: There are 15 students in class 607
and these are their ages.

12, 18, 17, 12, 32, 23, 24, 25, 16, 11, 10, 30, 31, 15, 9




Step # 1 Find the data!
Step # 2 Place the
numbers in order from
least to greatest.
Task #1 1 minute - Place the above ages in
ORDER from LEAST to GREATEST.




Stems &
Leaves
After placing the numbers in order, you will draw a stem and
leaf chart below.
The numbers in the stem column represent the tens place.
The numbers in the leaf column represent the ones place.


0
1
2
3
4
5





Step # 3 Create your
stem and leaf table
Step # 2 Plot the
numbers in order!
Stem Leaf
Ages of students in
Class 607
Task # 2 Plot the age
data of class 607 into
the stem and leaf plot
on the right.
2 Minutes!
World Cup
Data!
http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/comp
etition/02/36/92/69/01_0612_bra-
cro_cro_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf


Yesterday was the first
game of the World Cup
between Brazil and
Croatia. We are going to
gather data from this
game and create a stem
leaf plot to answer
questions!
Task #3 Open the web
page on the left. With a
partner, gather the TOTAL
SPRINTS for each player
on team Croatia. You will
see a row that says
Sprints and a column
that says Total. Gather
the data for each player
and create a stem and
leaf plot of this data.
10 Minutes!
Analyzing The Data 5 minutes
Show ALL work.
What was the mean number of sprints from team Croatia?
What was the MEDIAN number of sprints from team Croatia?
What was the mode?


http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/0
2/36/92/76/01_0612_bra-cro_bra_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf

Yesterday was the first
game of the World Cup
between Brazil and
Croatia. We are going
to gather data from this
game and create a
stem leaf plot to answer
questions!
Task #4 Open the web
page on the left. With a
partner, gather the
TOTAL SPRINTS for each
player on team Brazil.
You will see a row that
says Sprints and a
column that says
Total. Gather the data
for each player and
create a stem and leaf
plot of this data.

World Cup
Data!
10 Minutes!
Analyzing The Data 5 minutes
Show ALL work.
What was the mean number of sprints from team Brazil?
What was the MEDIAN number of sprints from team Brazil?
What was the mode?