Interpreting Data
Creating a Line Plot
Vocabulary
Adding and Subtracting with a Line Plot
100
What day had the most cars sold?
Friday
100
Use the data to create a line plot.
Student drawn line plots
100
What is the title of a line plot and why is it important?
The title is the name of the line plot usually found above the plot. It tells you what the data is about.
100
How many student towers measured 8, 9, and 10 inches?
4 + 1 + 2 = 7
200
How many teachers have a hand span of 7 inches?
3 teachers
200
Plot the data for number of books in desks on your whiteboard:
5,0,2,4,3,4,5,5,5,4,3,3,5,2,2,2,5,5,4,4
200
Which operation means "altogether"?
To add.
200
How many more students had 12 inch towers than 20 inch towers?
6 students had 12 inch towers.
3 students had 20 inch towers.
6-3= 3
3 more students had 12 inch towers than 20 inch towers.
300
Look at the following line plot. How many group members had pencils measuring 13 and 14 centimeters?
2 measured 13cm.
2 measured 14cm.
So, 2+2= 4 members
300
What is missing in this line plot?
The title and the label of what the numbers are.
**ALWAYS LABEL AND TITLE YOUR LINE PLOTS**
300
When we find the "difference" between numbers, what operation do we use?
subtraction
300
How many classrooms were at 50 or less?
15
400
Look at the following line plot. How many students saw less than 10 butterflies?
10 students
400
How many students were asked how many minutes they have to eat breakfast in this line plot and how do you know?
There are 40 "x's" on the line plot so 40 students were asked in total.
400
"Sum" means what?
Answer to an addition problem.
400
How many carpets are in this survey?
18
500
Look at the following line plot. How many more six year olds are in afterschool care than ten year olds?
4 more
500
Create a line plot on whiteboard with the following data: Don't forget ALL the labels!
Height of second grade students:
48 in. 46 in.
42 in 48 in.
43 in. 42 in.
49 in. 41 in.
Student drawn line plots.
500
"There are 10 ladybugs in the garden. There are 7 bees in the garden. How many more lady bugs are there than bees?"
In this word problem, "how many more" means you need to use what operation?
How many more ____ than ____ is a comparison. In word problems, it usually means to subtract.
500
What is the most candy bars students had?
8 candy bars