Trends and Coordinate Planes: Graphing Fun for 5th Graders

A school is tracking the number of books read by students each month. In January, 10 books were read, in February 15, and in March 20. Plot these points on a graph. What trend do you notice?

• The trend is an increasing linear trend.

• The trend is a quadratic trend.

• The trend shows no change over the months.

• The trend is a decreasing linear trend.

A farmer recorded the number of apples harvested over five weeks: Week 1: 30 apples, Week 2: 45 apples, Week 3: 60 apples, Week 4: 75 apples, Week 5: 90 apples. Create a line graph. What trend does the graph show?

• The graph shows a decreasing trend in apple harvest.

• The graph shows a linear increasing trend in apple harvest.

• The graph shows a constant trend in apple harvest.

• The graph shows a fluctuating trend in apple harvest.

During a science experiment, a student measured the temperature of water every hour for 5 hours: 20°C, 22°C, 25°C, 27°C, and 30°C. Plot these points on a coordinate plane. What trend can you identify?

• The temperature decreased over time.

• The temperature remained constant throughout the experiment.

• The trend is an increasing temperature over time.

• The temperature fluctuated randomly without a clear trend.

A pet store tracks the number of pets sold each week: Week 1: 5 dogs, Week 2: 8 dogs, Week 3: 12 dogs, Week 4: 15 dogs. Draw a bar graph to represent this data. What can you conclude about the sales trend?

• The sales trend shows a decline in the number of dogs sold each week.

• The sales trend shows a consistent increase in the number of dogs sold each week.

• The sales trend indicates a steady decrease in dog sales over the weeks.

• The sales trend is unpredictable with no clear pattern.

In a survey, students were asked how many hours they play video games each week: 2, 3, 5, 4, 6. Create a dot plot for this data. What trend do you see in the number of hours played?

• The data shows a preference for playing exactly 5 hours.

• The trend shows a range of gaming hours from 2 to 6, with no repeated values.

• Most students play more than 6 hours of video games.

• The trend indicates a steady increase in gaming hours each week.

A city recorded the number of visitors to a park over four weekends: 100, 150, 200, and 250. Make a line graph of this data. What trend is evident from the graph?

• The trend is an increasing number of visitors to the park.

• The trend shows random fluctuations in visitor numbers.

• The number of visitors remains constant over the weekends.

• The trend is a decreasing number of visitors to the park.

A bakery tracks the number of cupcakes sold each day for a week: 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50. Create a bar graph. What trend do you observe in cupcake sales?

• The trend observed in cupcake sales is fluctuating.

• The trend observed in cupcake sales is constant.

• The trend observed in cupcake sales is an increasing trend.

• The trend observed in cupcake sales is a decreasing trend.

A teacher records the scores of her students on a math test: 70, 75, 80, 85, 90. Plot these scores on a coordinate plane. What trend can you identify in the students' performance?

• The trend identified is a decreasing trend in students' performance.

• The trend identified shows no significant change in students' performance.

• The trend identified is a fluctuating trend in students' performance.

• The trend identified is an increasing trend in students' performance.

A sports team tracks the number of goals scored over five games: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5. Create a line graph. What trend do you notice in the team's performance?

• The team scored the same number of goals in each game.

• The team's performance shows an upward trend in goals scored over the five games.

• The team's performance is inconsistent with no clear trend in goals scored.

• The team's performance shows a downward trend in goals scored over the five games.

A library counts the number of visitors each day for a week: 30, 45, 50, 60, 70. Draw a bar graph to represent this data. What trend can you identify from the graph?

• The trend identified from the graph is an increasing trend in the number of visitors throughout the week.

• The trend identified from the graph shows no significant change in the number of visitors throughout the week.

• The trend identified from the graph is a decreasing trend in the number of visitors throughout the week.

• The trend identified from the graph is a fluctuating trend with random increases and decreases in the number of visitors.