A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 8 Mathematics

on Measures of Central Tendency

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, 90% of the students should be able to:
a. define mean, median, and mode,
b. find the mean, median, and mode of a given data,
c. participate actively in class discussion.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Measures of Central Tendency
Materials: Beads, String, Nips chocolate candy, worksheets, cartolina
References: Mendoza, Marilyn O. and Oronce, Orlando A. (2013). E-Math:
Worktext in Mathematics. Manila: Rex Bookstor, Inc.

III. Instructional Strategies

A. Preparatory
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance

B. Developmental
1. Drill
a. 8 + 12 + 6 + 19 + 7
b. 63 / 7
c. (19 + 29) / 8

2. Motivation
The class will be divided into groups with
6 members each. Each group will be
given a bag of beads and string. For 30
seconds, each member will work
independently to string the beads. They
will then fill up the worksheet given to
them.

Worksheet
Name # of Beads
3. Lesson Proper

As a group, arrange your works from the shortest to the

longest.

The one in the middle is what we call the Median.

Median is the middle score when the data are arranged
in order. In cases that the number of scores is even, we
are to average the two middle scores to get the median.
Can one representative from the group tell what their Median is?
We use median in data analysis to determine whether we are in the upper half or
in the lower half. For example, in a quiz you took, you need to determine the
median of the scores to know whether you are among the high scorers or low
scorers.

Now, are there works that have the same number of beads?
That is what we call Mode.
Mode is the number that appears the most in the data. You can either have no
mode, or have multiple modes depending on your data.
Can one representative from the group tell what their Mode is, if there exist?
And when do we use mode?
They use it in department stores. For example, in the shoe department, they need
it to know which among the sizes to display. Because the most bought size is what
they display.

Now, arrange it in such a way that all the strings will have equal number of beads.
If there are no excess, the number of beads per string is your Mean. If there is,
then we will have a fraction or a decimal number.
Is there a way that we can distribute the number of beads equally using basic
mathematics and operations instead of removing them one by one and inserting
them again in the string?

We can just add the total number of beads used and divide it by the total number
of strings. And that’s how you solve for the Mean of a given data.
Mean is the sum of all scores divided by the total number of scores. We can also
refer to it as the average.
Can one representative from the group tell what their Mean is?
And when do we use it?
Teachers use it to compute for your final grades. They add your grades in all of
your subjects then divide it by the total number of subjects.
 In Statistics, we call Mean, Median, and Mode as the Measures of Central
Tendency, or the 3 M’s of Statistics.

4. Generalization
Median is the middle score when the data is arranged in order. If the number of
scores is even, find the average of the two middle scores.
Mode is the number that appears the most in the data. You can either have no
mode, or have multiple modes depending on your data.
Mean is the average score obtained by adding all the scores then dividing it by
the number of scores.

5. Application

The class will be divided into groups with 5

members each. Each member of the group will
be given a bag of Nips chocolate and a
worksheet to record the data collected.

Complete the table below to fill in the table below.

Name Orange Yellow Green Brown

Determine the mean, median, and mode of the data you have collected as a group.
Mean =
Median =
Mode =

Worksheet 1 (Individual Work)

Name: _________________________________ Date: __________________

Refer to the data in the table you filled up as a group.

Mean Median Mode
Orange
Yellow
Green
Brown
IV. Evaluation

1. Given a set of numbers: 40, 61, 95, 79, 50, 80, 63, 79, 109 and 42. Determine the
mean, median, and mode.

2. Elijah’s grade for this quarter is as follows. What is the lowest possible grade he
should get in Mathematics for him to have an average of 90?

English 89
Filipino 91
Science 88
Mathematics ?
Araling 91
Panlipunan
MAPEH 90

3. There are three basketball teams and each has played five games. Their winning
scores from each game are as follows:

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5

Eagles 67 87 63 99 78
Archers 85 90 64 80 61
Tigers 62 101 65 88 62

a. Suppose you want to join one of the teams. You want to join the one that is doing
the best so far. Which team would you join and why?

b. Suppose you are the coach of the Tigers and you were being interviewed about
your team. Would it be better for you to report you mean score or your median
score? Why?