Stem and Leaf Plots Lesson
Learn all about Stem and Leaf Plots in this full lesson video!
Grade 8 Maths
Term 3
Data Handling
CAPS aligned
Content covered in this Stem and Leaf Plots lesson:
Concepts you will learn in this Stem and Leaf Plots lesson:
What stem-and-leaf plots are
Rules for making stem-and-leaf plots
- The plot should have a title
- The leaf contains the last digit of each number
- The stem contains all other digits in the number
- The leaves must be arranged in ascending order
- There must be no commas or semicolons between the leaves
- The leaves must be arranged in columns
Stem-and-leaf plots
- Representing data in a stem-and-leaf plot
- Back-to-back stem-and-leaf plots
- Interpreting and analysing data in a stem-and-leaf plot
- Finding the mean, median, mode, modal class and range with a stem-and-leaf plot
Lesson format:
- During the video, I spend time teaching and explaining about the concepts covered in the lesson.
- I give full examples where I show you how to answer problems, showing all working out.
- You will have a chance to work on practice examples with a timer – this will help you to get used to working with a time limit (a necessary skill for when you need to do tests and exams).
- I go through all the practice examples in detail after you have had time to complete them, so that you can see how you did – and where you went wrong if you made mistakes.
Get the worksheet that goes with this lesson
The worksheet includes the examples I go through in the lesson – and in some cases there may be sections that you can fill in on the worksheet instead of needing to copy everything down during the lesson (like tables etc).
The worksheet also comes with an extra exercise for you to use to practice the concepts taught in this lesson after you have finished the video.
Additionally, the worksheet includes answer sheets – with fully worked out solutions, so you can check your work and see how to complete the problems in the exercise step-by-step.
