Average Smile

A Maths Lesson Starter Of The Day

Find the median, mean and range of the Smile test scores:

Smile

70%

Smile

53%

Smile

70%

Smile

65%

Smile

9%

Smile

90%

Smile

23%

Smile

38%

Smile

32%

Smile

20%

Without a calculator

[Drag the faces into order to help find the median.]


Topics: Starter | Averages | Data Handling | Statistics

  • Mr Hand's Class Of Legends, The King's School Gloucester
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  • Too easy!
  • Sam Woodward, England
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  • Good and challenging at the same time.
  • Margaret, Lajamanu School NT Australia
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  • Looks good, could engage students in finding mode. But what's a Smile test? Percentage of what?

    [Transum: The Smile Test was a made up term for the purposes of this starter.]
  • Hagelsteens, Netherlands
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  • And what is now the answer ?
    There is no median?
    Usefull in lesson.

    [Transum: As there are an even number of faces the median will be the value mid way between the middle two faces.]
  • Sarah, NC
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  • Love this, great interactive board activity.
  • Maria Darroch, Rolleston College
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  • I really liked this starter, but there was nowhere to have their answers checked and because the numbers change when you click on it, I couldn't prepare in advance. But it gave us good discussion around the median.
  • Bob Harlin, USA
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  • Great Starter exercise for engaging students.
  • Mrs Prolina, TeRonga School
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  • I think this is an excellent learning platform for my students... they loved doing this activity and all the other maths starters for the week. Keep up the great work.

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Laptops In Lessons

Teacher, do your students have access to computers such as tablets, iPads or Laptops?  This page was really designed for projection on a whiteboard but if you really want the students to have access to it here is a concise URL for a version of this page without the comments:

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However it would be better to assign one of the student interactive activities below.

Laptops In Lessons

Here is the URL which will take them to a self marking quiz about averages.

Transum.org/go/?Num=202

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