Understanding Data and Graphs

What is the first step in working with data?

• Drawing a graph

• Writing a story

• Collecting data

• Saying numbers

Which of these helps us sort data?

• A ruler

• A book

• A table

• A song

What kind of graph uses bars to show data?

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Picture graph

If you count the number of red, blue, and yellow cars, what are you doing?

• Drawing

• Writing

• Collecting data

• Singing

What does a bar graph help us do?

• Read a story

• Compare amounts

• Tell the time

• Cook food

Which of these is a way to store data?

• A cloud

• A notebook

• A tree

• A river

What do we call the lines on a graph that show numbers?

• Pictures

• Words

• Axes

• Colors

When we group items by color or size, we are ____ data.

• Losing

• Eating

• Sorting

• Flying

What is a trend in data?

• A single number

• A pattern

• A color

• A sound

Which graph is best for showing how many of the different types of fruit there are?

• line graph

• pie chart

• bar graph

• map