Data Cycle
Developing a Question
Line Graphs #1
Line Graphs #2
100

How many steps are in the Data Cycle?

4

100

Mrs. Hoggard wants to know how many students went to the movies over the weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). What is a reasonable question Mrs. Hoggard can ask the students?

A. What movie did you see over the weekend?

B. Who went to the movies last weekend?

C. What is your favorite movie snack?

B. Who went to the movies last weekend?

100

What is a line graph?

A visual representation of collected data
100

What year did it snow the most in Harrison, Virginia?

2019

200

What is the 1st step in the Data Cycle?

"Developing a Question"

200

Mrs. Thackoordeen is interested in knowing how long it takes students to complete a Multiplication chart each week. What is the best question for her to ask students.

A. Who can complete a multiplication chart the fastest?

B. Do you know how to make a Multiplication chart?

C. How many minutes does it take you to complete a Multiplication chart?

C. How many minutes does it take you to complete a Multiplication chart?

200

What do line graphs show?

Changes over time

200

What two years appear to have snowed the small amount?

2016 and 2018

300
During what step of the Data Cycle do you make a chart of the information collected?

Organize data

300

Mrs. Harris wants to know how much it rained in October. What is the best question for Mrs. Harris to ask to find out this information?

A. How many centimeters of rain fell last month?

B. Did it rain in October?

C. How many days was it windy in October?

A. How many centimeters of rain fell last month?

300

What are 3 ways lines can be drawn on a line graph?

Increasing (going up)

Decreasing (going down)

Constant (straight across)

300
From what year to what year did the snowfall increase the most?

From 2018 to 2019

400

What is data?

Information that is collected about something specific

400

Mrs. Tunin wants to know how many minutes students are spending studying their spelling words at home. What is the best question for Mrs. Tunin to ask to collect this data?

A. Do you study your spelling words at home?

B. How many minutes do you spend studying your spelling words at home?

C. Do you like to play games at home?

B. How many minutes do you spend studying your spelling words at home?

400

What is the horizontal axis on a line graph called and what does it show?

It is called the x-axis and it shows time.

400

Between which two years did the snowfall decrease the most?

Between 2015 and 2016
500

What is the best way to visually show continuous data?

A line graph
500

Iyanna wants to know how fast the wind was blowing from November to December. What is the best question for her to ask to collect this data?

A. Which direction was the wind blowing each day in November?

B. How many days was it windy from November to December?

C. What was the wind speed during the months of November and December?

C. What was the wind speed during the months of November and December?

500

What is the vertical axis on a line graph called and what does it show?

It is called the y-axis and it shows the measurement of data.

500

What is a reasonable inference you could make about the snowfall in 2019?

There could have been a blizzard in 2019.