1. GRAPHING

2. WHAT ARE GRAPHS?  GRAPHS ARE VISUAL DISPLAYS OF DATA  THEY SHOW CONNECTIONS

3. WHY ARE GRAPHS IMPORTANT?  THEY HELP TAKE INFORMATION AND PRESENT IT CLEARLY  THEY ORGANIZE DATA  THEY BRING OUT OBVIOUS CONNECTIONS  MAKE PATTERNS EASY TO RECOGNIZE

4. CHECK POINT!!!!  WHY WOULD YOU USE A GRAPH?  WHAT IS A GRAPH?

5. WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A GRAPH?  TITLE  AXIS  INTERVAL  LABELS  SCALE!!!!

6. GRAPH PARTS LABEL,LABEL, LABEL!  CLEARLY NAME YOUR GRAPH  LABEL X AND Y AXIS- INCLUDING UNITS!!!  (X IS HORIZONTAL AND Y IS VERTICAL)  LABEL YOUR KEY  USE A CONSISTENT SCALE!!! QUALITY COUNTS!  WRITE NEATLY  ALWAYS USE A PENCIL!  COLOR NEATLY ACCORDING TO THE KEY

7. CHECK POINT!!!!  WHAT IS MISSING?

8. WHAT ARE THE MAIN TYPES OF GRAPHS? BAR GRAPH LINE GRAPH PIE GRAPH

9. CHECK POINT!!!!  WHAT DOES THIS GRAPH TELL YOU?

10. LETS USE WHAT WE LEARNED!  WHAT TYPE OF GRAPH WOULD YOU USE TO SHOW…..  THE MAKE UP OF AIR IN PERCENTS? 78% NITROGEN, 21% OXYGEN, 1% OTHER GASES

12. CHECK POINT!!  WHAT TYPE OF GRAPH WOULD YOU USE TO SHOW RAINFALL OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR?

14. CHECK POINT  What type of graph would you use to show the number of pets and types that live on your street?

16. Before you create a graph  ASK YOURSELF 3 QUESTIONS  1. WHAT DO I NEED TO SHARE?  2. WHAT TYPE OF GRAPH SHOULD I USE?  3. WHAT NEEDS TO BE LABELED?

17. Let’s Create  CREATE A GRAPH THAT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN EACH OF MRS. MONROE’S SCIENCE CLASSES. MAKE SURE TO LABEL AND COLOR YOUR GRAPH!  PERIOD 1 HAS 25 KIDSPERIOD 2 HAS 22 KIDS  PERIOD 3 HAS 31 KIDSPERIOD 4 HAS 39 KIDS  PERIOD 5 HAS 27 KIDSPERIOD 6 HAS 19 KIDS  PERIOD 7 HAS 34 KIDSPERIOD 8 HAS 29 KIDS