Graph
Variable
Axis
Parts of a Graph
Data Table
100
A graph that shows information that is connected in some way (such as change over time)
What is a line graph?
100
Any factor that can be controlled, changed, or measured in an experiment.
What is a variable?
100
This axis is located along the bottom of the graph. It is a horizontal axis.
What is the x axis?
100
This part of a graph tells what it is about.
What is the title?
100

Format for the title of your data table, graph, or experiment. 

What is "The effect of (the independent variable) on (the dependent variable)"?

200
This graph displays data either horizontally or vertically and allows viewers to compare items displayed.
What is a bar graph?
200
This variable you have control over, what you can choose and manipulate. It is usually what you think will affect the dependent variable.
What is an independent variable?
200
This axis is located on the left side of a graph. It is on the vertical axis.
What is the y axis?
200
This is a short descriptive narrative concerning the graphs data.
What is the legend?
200

The side of the data table that has the dependent variable.

What is the right side?

300
This graph organizes and shows information using pictures.
What is a pictograph?
300
This variable is directly affected by the independent variable.
What is a dependent variable?
300
The independent variable is located on this axis.
What is the x variable?
300
These are the actual points that are represented on a graph.
What is a data point?
300

The side of the data table that has the independent variable.

What is the left side?

400
This graph is a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating numerical proportions.
What is a pie chart?
400
Whenever we measure a variable it has to be on some type of scale.
What is a scale for a variable?
400
The dependent variable is located on this axis.
What is the y axis?
400
This is a graphical technique for representing a data set, usually as a graph showing the relationship between two or more variables
What is the plot?
400

Identify the dependent variable: 

Sam is making a graph in math class. The teacher tells Sam to graph the number of McDonald’s hamburgers served each year since 1957. Sam starts by putting each year since 1957 on the x-axis. 

What is the amount of hamburgers sold each year?

500
This chart is best to use when you are trying to compare parts of a whole. It does not show changes over time.
What is a pie graph?
500
This is the factor manipulated by the researcher, and it produces one or more results.
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
500
This is the plural form of axis.
What is axes?
500

The legend at the bottom of a graph is similar to this part of a map.

What is a map key?

500

Identify the independent variable: 

Brian thinks that the more time he spends playing football, the better he will do on his upcoming Biology quiz. He thinks that playing more football will somehow cause him to get a better grade on the quiz. 

What is the amount of time he plays football?

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