Vocabulary
Parts of a Graph
Bar Graphs
Pictographs
Measurement
100
You collect data by asking the same question over and over using a _____.
Survey
100
What part of the graph do you look at to find the topic of the graph?
Title
100
Look at the example on the board. Which habitat has the most votes? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pbJT1AynxlcmdtQ3FSaVZpeUU/view?usp=sharing
Woodland
100
How many students chose fish? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pbJT1Aynxlek5uZG5KTmVUZjQ/view?usp=sharing
2
100
What should we measure a book with? inches, feet, yards, or miles
inches
200
What do you call the information you collect or display?
Data
200
What do you call a picture that is used to stand for something else?
A symbol
200
Look at the example on the board. Which habitat has the fewest votes? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pbJT1AynxlcmdtQ3FSaVZpeUU/view?usp=sharing
Arctic
200
How many students chose mammal?
13
200
The width of a door is more than / less than / about the same as the length of a yardstick.
about the same
300
This kind of graph uses bars to display the data.
Bar Graph
300
What labels would you need to add to a graph about a class' favorite lunch choices.
Lunch Choices Number of Votes
300
Look at the example on the board. How many students voted for arctic and ocean? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pbJT1AynxlcmdtQ3FSaVZpeUU/view?usp=sharing
10
300
What does a pictograph have to have and what is it for?
A key; it shows how many the symbol stands for
300
The length of a cell phone is more than / less than / about the same as the length of a 12-inch ruler.
less than
400
This kind of graph uses pictures or symbols to represent the data.
Pictograph
400
What do you call the box at the bottom of a picture graph that tells you what the symbols mean?
The key
400
How is a bar graph different from a picture graph?
A bar graph has colored boxes instead of pictures. A bar graph has a scale and a picture graph has a key.
400
How many students chose reptile and bird?
10
400
Tammy and Martha both built fences around their properties. Tammy’s fence is 54 yards long. Martha’s fence is 29 yards longer than Tammy’s. How long is Martha’s fence? _________ yards
83 yards
500
This kind of graph is used to record data quickly while you are conducting a survey.
Tally Chart
500
What do you call the number line on the side of a bar graph?
The scale
500
Look at the example on the board. How many students voted? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9pbJT1AynxlcmdtQ3FSaVZpeUU/view?usp=sharing
20
500
How many more students chose mammal than fish?
11
500
Thomas and Chris both measured the crayon below but came up with different answers. Explain why both answers are correct. Thomas: 8 cm Chris: 3 in
They used different units
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