Have your students apply their understanding of mean absolute deviation with these fun, self-checking activities — a maze, a riddle, and a coloring activity! These no-prep math activities are perfect for reinforcing this skill while keeping students engaged.
What's Included:
✔ Mean Absolute Deviation Maze A self-checking worksheet that strengthens students' understanding of finding mean absolute deviation. Students use their answers to navigate through the puzzle.
✔ Mean Absolute Deviation Riddle Students find the mean absolute deviation of various data sets, then use their answers to solve the riddle.
✔ Mean Absolute Deviation Coloring Activity Students calculate the mean absolute deviation for each problem and use their answers to color the picture.
All three self-checking activities give students engaging, low-prep practice finding mean absolute deviation — while adding a little fun to the classroom!
How to Use: Use any of these resources as a quick formative assessment, a homework assignment, a math center, or something for early finishers to do after a test.
Common Core Alignment: ★ 6.SP.5 — Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.
Perfect for: middle school math, 6th grade math, statistics unit, math centers, math test prep, sub plans, homeschool math, early finisher activities
