Candy Math Lab: Mean, Median & Mode – 6th Grade Data Activity Make data analysis fun and tasty with this engaging mean, median, mode, and range activity using colorful candy! Designed for 6th grade, this hands-on lab is the perfect way to introduce or review measures of central tendency through real-world data collection. Students will sort, count, and analyze pieces of colorful candy (such as Skittles® or a similar treat) to find the mean, median, mode, and range of their data.