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This lesson aims to teach students about quartiles, including their definition, calculation, and interpretation in data analysis. Students will engage in activities to calculate quartiles from provided data sets and discuss their findings. The lesson concludes with a review of key concepts and an assessment of student understanding through participation and worksheets.

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This lesson aims to teach students about quartiles, including their definition, calculation, and interpretation in data analysis. Students will engage in activities to calculate quartiles from provided data sets and discuss their findings. The lesson concludes with a review of key concepts and an assessment of student understanding through participation and worksheets.

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Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1.​ Define quartiles and understand their significance in data analysis.


2.​ Calculate the first, second, and third quartiles of a data set.
3.​ Interpret quartiles in the context of a data set.

Materials Needed:

●​ Whiteboard and markers


●​ Graph paper
●​ Rulers
●​ Calculators
●​ Handouts with data sets for practice
●​ Quartile formula reference sheet
Introduction (10 minutes)

1.​ Engage the Students:


○​ Start with a question: "What do you think is the best way to understand a
large set of numbers?"
○​ Discuss responses and introduce the concept of quartiles as a way to
summarize data.
2.​ Define Quartiles:
○​ Explain that quartiles divide a data set into four equal parts.
○​ Introduce the three quartiles:
■​ Q1 (First Quartile): The median of the lower half of the data.
■​ Q2 (Second Quartile): The median of the data set.
■​ Q3 (Third Quartile): The median of the upper half of the data.

Direct Instruction (15 minutes)


1.​ How to Calculate Quartiles:
○​ Step 1: Organize the data in ascending order.
○​ Step 2: Find the median (Q2).
○​ Step 3: Divide the data into two halves (lower half and upper half).
○​ Step 4: Find Q1 and Q3:
■​ Q1 is the median of the lower half.
■​ Q3 is the median of the upper half.
2.​ Example Calculation:
○​ Provide a sample data set:
■​ Example: 3, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 25
○​ Walk through the steps to find Q1, Q2, and Q3.

Guided Practice (15 minutes)

1.​ Class Activity:


○​ Distribute a new data set to each student or group.
○​ Have students calculate the quartiles together.
○​ Circulate the room to assist and answer questions.
2.​ Discuss Results:
○​ Ask students to share their findings and discuss any discrepancies.
○​ Reinforce the importance of ordering data and correctly identifying the
halves.
Independent Practice (15 minutes)

1.​ Worksheet:
○​ Provide a worksheet with different data sets for students to calculate
quartiles independently.
○​ Include a mix of even and odd numbers of data points to challenge
students.

Closure (5 minutes)

1.​ Review Key Concepts:


○​ Recap what quartiles are and their significance in understanding data
distribution.
○​ Highlight how quartiles can help identify outliers and the spread of data.
2.​ Exit Ticket:
○​ Ask students to write down one thing they learned about quartiles and one
question they still have.

Assessment:

●​ Evaluate students' understanding through their participation in class discussions,


accuracy in guided practice, and completion of the independent practice
worksheet.

Extensions:
●​ For advanced students, introduce the concept of interquartile range (IQR) and
how it can be used to identify outliers.
●​ Discuss real-world applications of quartiles in fields such as finance, education,
and health.

Resources:

●​ Textbook chapters on statistics


●​ Online resources for additional practice
●​ Graphing tools for visualizing data distributions

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