Science Graphing

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

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

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.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

T8 - The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

• A
• X
• B
• Y

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• Amount of Sleep
• Test Scores
• Amount of Coffee
• Type of Bed

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

T8 - If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

• Test Scores
• Amount of Sleep
• Amount of Coffee
• None of the Above

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

T8 - The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria
• Time of Incubation
• Culture Number
• Type of Bacteria

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

T10 - Terrell hiked 10 miles on Sunday, 8 miles on Monday, 9 miles on Tuesday, 8 miles on Wednesday, 6 miles on Thursday, and 6 miles on Friday.  Terrell is crazy, but which line graph correctly shows the data?

• Graph A
• Graph B

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

Which axis runs horizontally?

• x
• y

Which axis runs vertically?

• x
• Y

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CCSS.5.G.A.1