Mean Median Mode Range word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this mean, median, mode, and range puzzle set for my Grade 5 students during our statistics unit. The kids kept mixing up which was which no matter how many times I explained them. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like mean, median, mode, range, average, middle, most, order, sum, count, minimum, maximum, spread, bimodal, and outlier effect. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the four terms finally stick.

The download is six pages. Three puzzles plus an answer key page for each. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether you always have to put numbers in order before finding the median. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple number line and arrow drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for Grades 5 and 6. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers find the mean, median, mode, and range of 5, 10, 15, 15, 20 on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.