Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and apply basic statistics concepts to analyze football games played on your iPad.

Materials and Prep

Materials: iPad with football game app installed

Prep: Familiarize yourself with the football game app and its scoring system if you're not already familiar.

Activities

• Play a football game on your iPad and keep track of the scores for both teams.

• Record the number of touchdowns, field goals, and turnovers for each team during the game.

• Calculate the average number of points scored per quarter for both teams.

• Compare the total yards gained by both teams and determine which team had a better offensive performance.

Fifth Grade Talking Points

• "Statistics help us understand and analyze data, like the scores and performance in a football game."
• "We can calculate averages to find the typical or middle value of a set of numbers."
• "Comparing numbers and determining which is greater or lesser helps us make decisions and understand who performed better in the game."