Data and Statistics Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puz

Data and Statistics Vocabulary word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this data and statistics puzzle set for my 4th and 5th graders during our math unit. The kids could look at numbers but had no idea what words like mean, median, mode, or range meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like data, mean, average, median, middle, mode, most often, range, difference, maximum, minimum, outlier, survey, population, sample, and predict. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the basic statistics terms finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether mean and average are the same thing. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple number list and calculator drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers find the mean, median, mode, and range of 2,4,4,6,8 on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.