

Graphs and Their Uses
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Mathematics
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5th - 6th Grade
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Cari Hetler
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7 Slides • 10 Questions
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Graphs and Their Uses

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Graphs are used to display data in a visual way.
Let's watch a video: https://www.brainpop.com/math/dataanalysis/graphs/
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Graphs should always include
A Title
Labels for the axes and categories
A scale - intervals
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Bar graphs compare different categories.
You can find the total of all the data by adding the amounts for each color.
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Fill in the Blanks
How many total students answered this question?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Since we know that 16 students answered the question, what fraction of the students chose red?
4/16
1/8
3/8
4/12
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Pie or Circle Graphs show parts of a whole
Parts may be labeled as a fraction or percent.
All the parts should add up to 1 whole or 100%
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20 people were surveyed
How many people prefer pepperoni?
How do you know?
Can you figure out the total for the other toppings?
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Multiple Choice
The largest part of the household budget is spent on
housing
car
food
savings
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Fill in the Blanks
If 40 people answered this survey, how many people chose cheese pizza?
Type answer...
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Use a line graph to show changes over time.
The time frame can be seconds up to years.
Plot the data points and connect with straight lines.
Did sales increase or decrease from February to March?
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Multiple Choice
Line graphs are good for showing
increases
decreases
changes over time
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Multiple Choice
Which population is decreasing over the years shown?
whales
dolphins
bears
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Multiple Choice
In which year was the bear and whale population the same?
2017
2018
2019
2020
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Multiple Choice
What would be the best graph to display students' favorite genre of book?
bar graph
pie graph
line graph
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Multiple Choice
What would be the best graph to show the average cost of a home from 2000 to 2010?
bar graph
pie graph
line graph
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Multiple Choice
What would be the best graph to show the percent of people who scored an A, B, C, or D on the test?
bar graph
pie graph
line graph
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