Name ________________________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Finding the Median: Demonstrating with Blocks

When we find the median, we need to

move the stacks in order from least to
greatest.
The middle number is the median.
In this example, 5 is the median.
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Use blocks to find the median from the data sets below.
Draw a picture before
1.) 4, 6, 2
Median = ______

2.) 3, 0, 5, 1, 2
Median = _______

3.) 5, 5, 3, 7
Median = _______

4.) Ms. Jaeger listened to Shake it

Off 6 times, Mrs. Erickson
listened to it 4 times and Ms.
Symons listed to it 0 times.
What is the median?
Median = _______
5.) Jovani took 2 ketchup packets
during lunch, Amarieon took 4,
Elijah took 3, Malakyi took 3,
and Erick took 1. What is the
median?
Median = _______

Draw a picture after

Calculate the median from the data sets below. Show your work!

Hint: Go median, middle number!

Work Space
1.) 13, 18, 14, 3, 2
Median = _______

2.) 5, 16, 9, 10, 5, 8, 13

Median = _______

3.) 84, 24, 65, 50, 24, 40

Median = _______

4.) 108, 118, 81, 1008, 1108

Median = _______

5.) Mr. Walker flew to California over

Spring Break. His first flight was 1,127
miles. His second flight was 2,175
miles. His flight home was 1,926 miles.
What was the median?
Median = _______
6.) Usher performed 25 concerts in 2011,
27 concerts in 2012, 34 concerts in
2013, and 19 concerts in 2014. What is
the median?
Median = _______
7.) Students made origami cranes during
quiet time. They made 6 on Monday,
21 on Tuesday, 10 on Wednesday, 18
on Thursday, and 9 on Friday. What is
the median?
Median = _______