Graphing in Science

Which team had the fewest number of slam dunks?

• Celtics
• Grizzlies
• Pistons
• Bulls

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

• The deer population went down over time.

• The deer population went up over time.

• The dear population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

• There are less dear because of hunters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pictograph

• pie chart

The purpose of graphs, charts and tables is to

• help scientists visualize results from an experiment.
• make the experiment look nice.
• practice what I learned in Math class.
• Practice my drawing skills.

What information could you get from this graph?

• how much water is on Earth

• the percentage of the earth that is covered in water

• how land is available on earth

• how tall the highest mountain is

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

T7 - What type of graph is this?

• Pie chart
• Histogram
• Bar graph
• Line graph

T7 - What graph/chart do you use for percentages? 

• Bar graph 
• Line Graph
• Pie chart
• data table

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

T7 - Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use? 

• Data table
• Bar graph
• histogram 
• Line graph

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

T7 - Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use? 

• Data table
• Bar graph
• histogram 
• Line graph

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

T8 - The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

• A
• X
• B
• Y

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1