The document provides instructions for students to record shooting data from a basketball game, calculate shooting percentages and measures of central tendency, and use the data to justify selecting players for their team. Students are asked to track the number of shots made and missed by each player, calculate shooting percentages, find the mean, median, and mode, and circle relevant math terms. They then must write a paragraph justifying their player selections using the collected data and circled terms.

1. WII WEDNESDAY: MATH MADNESS ___________________________ Your Name
___________________Math Teacher
Use data from the 3 pt basketball game to complete the following tasks.
Tasks:
1. As each student plays, record the
number of shots made, missed and not
taken by shading in, leaving blank or
crossing out the balls in each rack.
2. Then, use the data to figure out the
percentage of shots made by each
player. Record each student’s
percentage next to their name.
Player Name Player Name 3. Find the measures of central tendency
Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made using the number of shots made for
each game.
4. Use the Math Word Wall to circle the
math terms that you needed to know in
order to complete this activity.
5. Use the data you’ve collected and the
terms in the math wall to select
players for your team. Complete the
writing exercise on the last page to
justify your choices.
Player Name Player Name
Mean Median Mode
Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made
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2. Player Name: Player Name: Player Name: Player Name:
Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made
Player Name: Player Name: Player Name: Player Name:
Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made
Player Name: Player Name: Player Name: Player Name:
Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made Shots Taken Shots Made
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3. MATH WORD WALL CIRCLE THE MATH VOCABULARY
THAT YOU NEEDED TO KNOW FOR
THIS ACTIVITY.
IN THE COACH’S SHOES.
Total Proportion Sum Product Okay, Coach! It’s time to pick your team.
Use the data you collected during this
Factor Unit Rate Quotient Average
activity to select 4 new recruits!
Percent Probability Ratio Equal First decide who you would choose for
Mean Area Median Mode your team. Then write a paragraph
Operation Perimeter Fraction Convert describing why you chose them. Remember, you’ve got to justify
your choices, so be sure to include the math terms that you circled
Decimal Denominator Unit Scale
in the world wall! We need to know WHY, mathematically, you
Measure Numerator Reciprocal Multiple chose your players! How long does your paragraph need to be??
Range Axis Outlier Difference As long as it takes! (Use the back of this sheet if you need to!)
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