Communicating in Code D activity E Name Date Period_ ‘Numbers have been used below in place of letters to create a mystery message. Decode the message by substituting As for 1s, Bs for 2s, etc. Then answer the questions below. 12-9--5 25-15-21 LoL Lou Example: f 2- 9-15-14 9-19 ~ 6-15- 18-20 16-5 = 18-19 15-14-19 20-15 21M A~ $18 19-20-11 Other coded messages are more difficult to decode. Read each of the following statements and place a check (V) besicle those you think are coded. Write brief comments in the spaces provided telling why you think they are code. 1. Are you going to wear your brown sweater today? __ 2. Do you have plans for Sunday afternoon? 2 3. Lreally like your s! 4, Are you going shopping today? 5. Is there a football game this weekend? SO 110 Tips for Better Listening: 1. Eliminate distractions, 2. Encourage the other person to share, 3. Use and observe body language, 4. Avoid interruptions, 5. Listen for key words, info, ‘common interests, 6. DON'T finish the other person's sentences’, 7. Ask questions, 8. Focus on main points, 9. To check meaning, restate what you have heard, 10. Acknowledge speaker's feelings, opinions, and views. You ARE listening well if you. You ARE NOT listening if you... ‘© ear the words..“as sai cartier” ‘+ are making eye contact. = clarify what the other person is saying ‘© use appropriate gestures. + are doing something else ‘+ ask a question that was answered... are doing al the talking!Cig © by Te Mcmel Compare, eA hem Name Date Class _ Chapter 6 Communication with Others Section 6.1 Speaking, Writing, and Listening Skills 2) Mathematics [NCTM Data Analysis and Probability it icati Select and use appropriate statistical Tracking Communications Shiect and use apron Pettey Directions Lucy frequently communicates with her friends by phone. The table displays a portion of Lucy's most recent cell phone bill, including the length of each call. Study the information in the table, and then answer the questions. Averages Various statistical aa Se Treagurenenisare see vo summarize act ofnunerc AOSTA data, To calculate an average, or mean, add all of the 3A3 Incoming 12 amounts, and divide that sum by the number of ‘ata | incoming] 2 amounts. A median is the middle number when the individual amounts are arranged in order from lowest to highest. Ifthe number of amounts is even, findthe | 9/13 | incoming | 5 ‘median by taking the average (mean) of the two numbers in the middle. The ole isthe number that L14_| Ouwong | 18 33 | Outgoing | 16 appears most frequently in the set of data. Itis possible | 9/15 | Incoming | _ 18 to have more than one mode. wis | Oauong | What is the average (mean) amount of time Lucy | 3/15__| Outgoing |_ eon 318 Incoming | 2 a. all ealls on 3/22? —______ b. all calls on 3/13? —____— 37 | Incoming | 31 ¢. all outgoing calls 38 | Outgoing | 1 2, What is the median length of time Tnev snent on: 31e__| Outgoing | 44 a. all calls after 3/1 b. all outgoing calls’ ¢. all calls on 3/13? a9 | Outgoing | 18 3/19 _| Incoming 7 3720 | incoming | 4 8, What is the mode for: a. all incoming calls? 4 b. all outgoing calls7______________ | 922 | Outgoing |__ + ce. all calls? 3722 | Incoming Chapter 6 Applying Life Skitts 37