Interpret stem-and-leaf plots

Learning Objectives Identify the 'stem' and the 'leaf' in a plot. Read a two-digit number from a stem and a leaf. Find the smallest number in a stem-and-leaf plot. Find the largest number in a stem-and-leaf plot. Count the total number of values in a plot. Tell how many numbers are in a specific row. How can we sort a big pile of numbers really fast? 🔢 Let's learn a cool trick! We will learn about a special chart. It is called a stem-and-leaf plot. It helps us see our numbers in a neat and tidy way. ✨ Real-World Applications Counting scores in a basketball game 🏀 Seeing how many stickers friends have ⭐ Sorting the heights of different flowers 🌷 Checking daily high temperatures for a month ☀️

TermDefinitionExample Stem-and-Leaf PlotA special chart that sorts numbers. It has two parts: stems and leaves.A chart showing the number of crayons 🖍️ in different boxes. StemThe first part of a number. It is like the tens place.In the number 28, the stem is 2. LeafThe second part of a number. It is like the ones place.In the number 28, the leaf is 8. KeyA helper note that tells us how to read the plot. 🔑Key: 2 | 8 means 28. Smallest NumberThe very first and smallest number on the whole plot.If the first row is 1 | 4, the smallest number is 14. Largest NumberThe very last and biggest number on the whole plot.If the last row is 9 | 2, the largest number is 92.

How to Read a Number Stem | Leaf = Full Number Put the stem number in front of the leaf number to make the full number. How to Find the Total Total = Count all the leaves 🍃 To find how many numbers are in the plot, just count every single leaf.