• ​Descriptive information gained by observing something

• Example: Look at this picture. What do you observe?

Qualitative Data/Datos cualitativos

• Numerical (numbers) and objective

• Example: What are some quantitative data you can get from this picture?

Quantitative Data/datos cuantitativos

Bar Graph

shows how two different pieces of information relate to each other.

Circle Graph

compares parts to a whole-the whole "pie" represents all of the data combined, and each slide of the "pie" represents one part of the data.

Quantitative Data

• numerical (NUMBERS) and objective

• example: a neuroscientist might record the number of hours his patient sleeps during a sleep study

Line Graph

Shows how something changes over time.

There are lots of parts of a graph

• Title

• X-Axis Label

• Y-Axis Label

• Scales

• Legend

Title/título

• It tells you what the graph is about

• Includes the dependent and independent variables

• At the top of the graph

Y-Axis Label/Etiqueta del eje Y

• Tells you what the y-axis (vertical line) is talking about

• Dependent variable

• What we measure/collect data on

• Usually the numbers

  • Need to be to scale.....Take up the whole graph

X-Axis Label/Etiqueta del eje X

• Tells you what the x-axis (horizontal/bottom line) is showing

• Independent Variable

• Usually the trials from the experiment

To Do List:

• Scientific method Card Sort

• Scientific "Quiz"

• Graphing Worksheet