Lesson Plan: Mean Absolute Deviation Mathematics • 6th Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to find and interpret the mean absolute deviation of a data set.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- calculate the mean absolute deviation of a data set,
- interpret the mean absolute deviation of a data set,
- solve real-world problems involving the mean absolute deviation.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the mean of a data set.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- variance and standard deviation.