Surveys and Graphs

Research Steps Ask a question with different possible answers Gather the data from many people Count how many of each answer there is Make a bar graph OR Make a circle graph Write a paragraph to explain what your question was, the numbers or percentages of each answer, and what you can conclude from the results.

1) What’s your favorite color? 2) Gather Data Red 0 Orange 1 Yellow 2 Green 3 Blue 5 Purple 5 Pink 3 White 1 Black 1 21 I Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Pink White Black Come to the board and put a line next to the color of your choice!

3) Count how many people are in the class 3) Count how many people are in the class. Do you need to find the percent? For a bar graph, no. For a circle graph, yes! To find percentage: take the number that chose the color and divide it by the total number in the group, then multiply by 100.

4) Bar Graph Color Preference of Students Number of Students

5) Circle Graph Color Preference of Students

6) Write a paragraph to explain what your question was, the numbers or percentages of each answer, and what you can conclude from the results. A paragraph has 3 sentences or more. Check your grammar, punctuation and spelling!

6) Paragraph Example: We wanted to find out which colors were the most popular favorite colors in our class. We found that most students chose blue or purple, but no one chose red. We can conclude that blue and purple are the most popular colors in this group.

6) Paragraph Example for Homework: We wanted to find out which _________ people in our class liked better. We found that most students preferred the ___________ biome _____________. We can conclude that _____________ biome _________ are more popular among this group of people than the ____________. (animal, tree) (rainforest, taiga, deciduous forest) (animal, tree) (rainforest, taiga, deciduous forest) (animal, tree) (rainforest, taiga, deciduous forest)