MsVisualizer

This is a very engaging activity that gets all students thinking and talking about the mean, median, mode, range and the shape of distributions. I use this activity the day after covering mean, median, mode, range, and skewed right/left. Each student chooses an envelope out of 3 color choices. For example, they can choose from yellow, red, or blue envelopes.​ ​ Each "round" one piece of information is revealed and students are allowed to trade their envelopes with each other with the goal of en

This includes a slideshow and corresponding notes sheet to help students really understand what happens when you add and subtract integers using a silly but relatable analogy. The slideshow and notes includes 5 examples with the question on one slide and the answer on the next. The practice includes guided practice (using the same analogy) and many more bare problems for students to internalize the thought process.