Understanding Graphs

What does a graph help us see?

• Pictures of animals

• Information

• Movies

• Colors

What can a graph show us about books?

• How many books we read each month

• The color of the books

• The size of the books

• The price of the books

What is a point on a graph?

• A dot that tells us information

• A line that goes up and down

• A picture of a tree

• A number on a page

What does the first number in a point tell us?

• The color of the graph

• Which day it is

• How many apples we have

• The size of the graph

What does the second number in a point tell us?

• The color of the graph

• Which day it is

• How many apples we have

• The size of the graph

If a point is at (4, 5), what does the number 4 tell us?

• The 4th color

• The 4th day

• The 4th apple

• The 4th book

If a point is at (4, 5), what does the number 5 tell us?

• 5 days

• 5 colors

• 5 apples

• 5 books

What do two lines on a graph do?

• Cross each other

• Stay parallel

• Form a circle

• Make a triangle

What direction does one line on a graph go?

• Up and down

• Left and right

• In a circle

• Diagonally

What direction does the other line on a graph go?

• Up and down

• Left and right

• In a circle

• Diagonally