6.SP.A.3: The mean as a fair share, the median as the middle; one number for center, one for spread

Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, as adopted in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (2017), Grade 6.

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How ColorMyMath teaches it

Data is counted as dots on a line plot before any average is named, so the shape of the data is seen first.

Every page is free and open — nothing to install, no account, and it works on a phone or a classroom board. Every number has its own color: 1 red, 2 orange, 3 yellow, 4 green, 5 blue, 6 purple, 7 brown, 8 pink, 9 cyan, and a number is that many colored dots.

More Grade 6 standards in Statistics and Probability

• 6.SP.A.1Tell a statistical question (the answers vary) from a one-answer question
• 6.SP.A.2A set of data has a center, a spread and a shape
• 6.SP.B.4Dot plots, histograms and box plots from the same data
• 6.SP.B.5Describe data: count, unit, IQR, mean absolute deviation, outliers

ColorMyMath · getridoftheteacher.com · every number has its own color, and a number is that many colored dots. Matching a game to a standard is a judgement call; the official text is at doe.mass.edu.