M&Ms and Spreadsheets

Adapted from an activity found at http://www.learningspace.org/tech/tech_skills/mandm.html as well as hundreds of other web sites and articles. It is unknown who originated this activity. The earliest reference found is: Niess, M. L. (1992). Mathematics and M&Ms. The Computing Teacher, 20(1), 29-31.

This version was created by Philip Molebash, 2001.


Are all bags of M&Ms identical? How are they the same? How are they different? What are the different colors? Are there more of one color than another? What's the deal with the green M&M?	(http://m-ms.com)
What's a good way to answer these questions? Data... Yummy data

Getting Started \| The Data \| Discussion \| Challenge \| Wrap Up

Adapted from an activity found at http://www.learningspace.org/tech/tech_skills/mandm.html as well as hundreds of other web sites and articles. It is unknown who originated this activity. The earliest reference found is: Niess, M. L. (1992). Mathematics and M&Ms. The Computing Teacher, 20(1), 29-31. This version was created by Philip Molebash, 2001.