Hollywood, Part 3

Students use statistics and visual representations to compare the percentage of words spoken by women and men in top-grossing movies.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 6th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Create a dot plot, histogram, or box plot to visualize a data set. • Choose and calculate a measure of center and spread to represent a data set, and justify the choice. (Writing, Speaking, and Listening) • Analyze real-world data sets using measures of center and measures of spread. (Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Additional Materials Activities 1–2 Sheets, one per student; coloring tools; poster paper, one per pair