Drawing Pictographs

This lesson teaches how to present information as a graph, specifically using pictographs. It explains how to categorize data and represent it visually with symbols, where each symbol corresponds to a specific quantity. An example is provided using the hours spent on homework by different students, demonstrating how to use whole and half symbols to accurately depict data. The lesson concludes with a summary of the pictograph creation process.

What is the purpose of creating categories on a grid when making a pictograph?

• To organize data into different groups

• To make the grid look more colorful

• To confuse the viewer

• To reduce the number of pictures needed

In a pictograph, what does each picture typically represent?

• A random number

• A count of 100

• A count of 1

• A count of 10

How can a picture in a pictograph represent a fraction of a count?

• By using different colors

• By using smaller pictures

• By using half or quarter pictures

• By using different shapes

If a clock picture represents 2 hours, how many clocks would you use for someone who spends 8 hours on homework?

• 4 clocks

• 3 clocks

• 5 clocks

• 2 clocks

How many clocks and half clocks are needed to represent 11 hours of homework?

• 5 clocks

• 4 clocks and 1 half clock

• 6 clocks

• 5 clocks and 1 half clock