6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Lunch Time

Oh, for a piece of papaya,

or a plate of beef lo mein—

Oh, for a bowl of Irish stew,

or fresh paella from Spain—

Oh, for a forkful of couscous,

or a chunk of Jarlsberg cheese—

Oh, for some lasagna,

or a bowl of black-eyed peas—

Of all the tasty foods

That I would love to try,

I sit here and wonder

why, oh why,

Mama packed me

this liverwurst on rye.

Lee Bennett Hopkins

In this chapter you will:

Survey, collect, organize, report, and

interpret data

Learn about bias in surveys

Apply measures of central tendency and range

Investigate stem-and-leaf plots, box-and-

whisker plots, double bar and line graphs,

histograms, and circle graphs

Recognize misleading statistics

Solve problems by making an organized list

Critical Thinking/Finding Together

Research each of the foods mentioned in the

poem. Make organized lists to find the number

of two-food combinations you can make.

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