1. Showing patterns & trends
Lab 3: Graphing Lab
Showing patterns & trends
Practice makes perfect!

2. What foods do slugs like to eat?
food eaten
lettuce (L)
4.0
mushroom (M)
8.2
dog food (D)
0.0
spinach (S)
6.5
apple (A)
8.6
peach (P)
5.4
orange (O)
1.0 12
Bar graph! 10 8
amount food eaten (g) 6 4
Slugs like apples best & dog food the least.
Conclusion? 2 L M D S A P O
food source

3. How much food do chickens eat?
days
food eaten
0.0 1
1.0 2
3.5 3 ?? 4
8.5 5
11.0 6 7
16.5 18
Line graph! 15
13.5 12
amount food eaten (g) 9
6.0 6
Chickens eat more food each day as they grow.
Conclusion? 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
days

4. Populations of endangered birds
1950
1960
1970
crane 24 41 78
condor 76 43 20
swan 56 58 57 70
Line graph! 60 50
number of birds 40
Crane population is increasing.
Condor population is decreasing.
Swan population is holding steady. 30
Conclusion? 20 10
1950
1960
1970
years

5. Effect of smoking on death rate from lung cancer
age
heavy
all
never
35-44
2.5
2.0
0.0
45-54
10.2
6.5
55-64
22.5
16.5
65-74
60.0
23.0
4.2
75-84
85.0
25.2
6.4
Bar graph! 90 75 60
The longer & heavier you smoke the more likely you are to die of lung cancer.
annual death rate 45 30
Conclusion? 15
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
age group

6. Any Questions??