Skittle Scavenger

Today, you will be testing your 3M + R skills using Skittles! You will be collecting data about
the number of skittles you have in each color. There will be four rounds of scavenging for
Skittlesfollow the directions below to learn more!
*If your Mean is a decimal, please round it to the nearest whole number. *

Mean: The average number of each color in your bag(s)

Median: The middle number of candies of each color in your bag (s)
Mode: The number of colors that occurs the most in your bag(s)
Range: The difference between the highest amount of one color occurring and the lowest
amount

Round 1: Your Data Collection

Write down the number of each color Skittle you have in your bag.
number of Skittles you have.
Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

Then, write the total

Purple

Total #

Number of
Each

Now, use your information to find the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of your data.
Mean: ______________

Median: ____________ Mode: ______________ Range: ________

Round 2: Partner Data Collection

Now, choose a partner and exchange data. Write down the number of each Skittle color they
have in their bag. Then, write the total number of Skittles your partner has.
Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

Purple

Total #

Number of
Each
Now, use your information to find the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of your data and your partners
data. (Hint: to find the Mean, you may need to divide by 10)
Mean: ______________

Median: ____________ Mode: ______________ Range: ________

Round 3: Group

Data Collection

Now, combine your group with another group and collect data from each of them. First, write
your data and your partners data, and then add the data from each person in the group you
paired up with.
Number of
Each
(Total)
Your
Groups
Data

Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

Purple

Total
Number of
Pieces

Other
Groups
Data
Now, use this information to find the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of the number of colors each
person has in his or her bag for the ENTIRE group of four.
Mean: ______________

Median: ____________ Mode: ______________ Range: ________

Round 4:
Now, combine your group of 4 with another group of 4. This time, use your combined data to
find your Mean, Median, Mode, and Range. (For example, if your group members had 21 red
Skittles total, insert that number in the red box for Your groups data.)
Number of
Each

Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

Purple

Total
Number of
Pieces

Your
groups
Data (4
people)
Other
groups
data
(4 people)
Use this information to find the Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of the number of each color Skittle
each group has.
Mean: ______________

Median: ____________ Mode: ______________ Range: ________

EXTENSION

When you have completed all four rounds of scavenging, complete a graph with
your data from round three. Your graph should display the total number of each
color of Skittles for your entire group of four. Each group of four should create
a name and label your graph appropriately. Please be sure the name of your
group is on the graph.