A Little Graphing A Little Graphing RefresherRefresher

Today’s Learning GoalToday’s Learning Goal

• We are not learning anything ‘new’ today, but we are refreshing our understanding of how to graph. The skills we are focusing on are:– Remembering that the number one goal of a graph is

to efficiently communicate information that is easy to understand.

– Remembering to use the proper tools when constructing a graph.

– Remembering our checklist of “Good Graph” elements

What tools do we need to What tools do we need to construct a graph?construct a graph?

1. Common sense and effort.

2. A pencil. We work in pencil first.

3. Graph paper … it makes life easier

4. A Ruler

5. A RULER

6. That sort of long thing that makes straight lines … what’s it called? Oh ya! A RULER!!!!!!

7. Coloured pencils to make it look pretty.

What does a good graph look like?What does a good graph look like?

A TITLE

AXIS LABELS

A PROPER SCALE

COLOUR

BAR LABELS

EVENLY SPACED BARS

Your Task:Your Task:

• Get a partner.• Get all the necessary tools you need to

complete a “good graph”.• Select a characteristic that you can

observe and graph in the class.– Colour of shoes– Eye Colour– Hair Colour– Colour of shirt

Organizing your DataOrganizing your Data

• Create a table with sensible categories.

Characteristic (Shoe Colour)

Tally

Blue III

Grey II

White IIIIIII

Red II

Black IIIII

Other IIIIIIII

Using Your DataUsing Your Data

• Examine you the data you have collected and construct a “Good Graph”

• Both partners should construct a graph.

All Done?All Done?• Grade 4s: Math Textbook

–p. 56+ 57 A-E and #1 a,b,c,d

• Grade 5s: Math Textbook

–p. 60+61 A-D and #1-3