Getting Started with Graphing

Which line is the X-axis?

• The vertical (up and down) line

• The horizontal (left to right) line

What is the thing you are testing called?

• The dependent variable

• The information on the Y-axis

• The independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Where does the dependent variable go?

• On the Y-axis

• On the X-axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What two things must you do for your X-axis?

• Give it a label

• Include numbers

• Evenly space out the things you are testing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What must we remember to include above our graphs?

• The date

• A title

• A descriptive title

• Our name

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

True or False: It is important that your data fill the space you have for your graph.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the dependent variable?

• The thing you are testing

• The thing that goes on the X-axis

• What you are measuring or recording

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or False: The data on the Y-axis is recorded in numbers

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

True or False: the dependent variable is recorded in numbers

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4