Transcript Graphs
Friday , August 8th 1. Please have these Items on your desk. Day 1 AR Book Science Starters Sheet Agenda Summary Science Starter: Vocabulary Words 1 2 Bar Graph: This type of graph is used to show comparisons. 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 4 Line Graph: This type of graph is used to show changes over time or distance. Table of Contents 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Page Date Activity/ Assignment 12 8/8 Graph Checklist 13 8/8 Graphing Notes 15 8/8 Graph example 1 2 4 Graphs 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 1 2 4 How to set up successful graphs in Mrs. Goodman’s class! How to set up your graph! 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 1 2 4 How to set up your graph! 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 1 Y Axis (This is for your dependent variable) 2 4 How to set up your graph! 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 1 2 4 X Axis (This is for your independent variable) TAILS NFL History - Touchdown 0011 0010 1010 Leaders 1101 0001 0100 1011 T - Title 1 2 4 TAILS Y Axis = NFL History - Touchdown Dependent 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Leaders Variable T - Title A - Axis X Axis = Independent Variable 1 2 4 TAILS NFL History - Touchdown 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Leaders Decide on an appropriate scale for each axis. T - Title Choose a scale that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data A – Axis 1 2 4 S – Scale How to determine scale 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Athlete Number of Touchdowns Jerry Rice 208 Emmitt Smith 175 LADAINIAN TOMLINSON 162 Terrell Owens RANDY MOSS 156 154 http://espn.go.com/nfl/history/leaders • Scale is determined by your highest & lowest number. • In this case your scale would be from 154-208. 1 2 4 How to determine Intervals 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Athlete Number of Touchdowns Jerry Rice 208 Emmitt Smith 175 LADAINIAN TOMLINSON 162 Terrell Owens RANDY MOSS 156 154 • The interval is decided by your scale. • In this case your scale would be from 154208 and you want the scale to fit the graph. • The best interval would be to go by 50’s. 1 2 4 TAILS 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 The amount of space between one number and the next or one type of data and the next on the graph. The interval is just as important as the scale Choose an interval that lets you make the graph as large as possible for your paper and data T – Title A – Axis 1 I – Interval 2 4 S – Scale TAILS NFL History - Touchdown 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 Leaders 250 T – Title 200 150 A – Axis 100 50 0 1 I – Interval 2 4 S – Scale TAILS NFL History - Touchdown 0011 0010Leaders 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 250 T – Title Touch Downs 200 150 A – Axis 100 50 0 Label your Y Axis. WhatAthlete do those numbers Give themean? bars a general label. What do those words mean? 1 I – Interval 2 4 L – Labels S – Scale When to use… 0011 0010 1010 1101 0001 0100 1011 • Bar graphs – Used to show data that are not continuous. – Allows us to compare data like amounts or frequency or categories – Allow us to make generalizations about the data – Help us see differences in data • Line Graphs 1 – For continuous data – useful for showing trends over time 2 4