Visual display of information or data Organize and

Visual display of information or data; Organize and arrange data to be easily understood

VISUAL DISPLAY OF INFORMATION OR DATA; ORGANIZE AND ARRANGE DATA TO BE EASILY UNDERSTOOD 3 main graphs (used in science) are bar, line, & pie � Independent variable = “x” axis � Dependent Variable = “y” axis � Title should compare the independent to the dependent

COMPARING INFORMATION COLLECTED BY COUNTING FAVORITE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY Activity Number Visit W/Friends 175 Talk on Phone 168 Play Sports 120 Earn Money 120 Use Computers 65

COMPARING INFORMATION COLLECTED BY COUNTING

DATA CHANGES OVER TIME AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 1 -7 IN DEGREES Date Temperature 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 25 30 42 23 25 40

DATA CHANGES OVER TIME

DIFFERENT PARTS OF A WHOLE QUANTITY. SLICES REPRESENT PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL. Percent of Hours of a Day Spent on Activities Activity Sleep School Job Entertainment Meals Homework Hours 6 6 4 4 2 2 % per day 25 25 17 17 8 8

DIFFERENT PARTS OF A WHOLE QUANTITY. SLICES REPRESENT PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL.

� Place the graduated cylinder on the floor behind your chair. � For the next 60 seconds, one of the partners will kneel on the chair facing backwards and will try to drop the pennies into the graduated cylinder. Your hand must stay above the back of the chair. � Every 10 seconds, your partner will record how many pennies you made in. � Follow the steps above with each of your lab partners until everyone has gone. � Analyze your data and create a line graph using all of your information.