Student Activity Page AALL Internet Lesson
Charts and Graphs
Introduction
Graphs and charts are effective because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often
used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world. Sometimes,
complicated information is difficult to understand and needs an illustration.
Other times, a graph or chart helps impress people by getting your point across
quickly and visually.
Warm up
Has anyone seen a graph today? Discuss with your group.
Assignment : Make a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
Here you will find four different graphs and charts
for you to consider. Make a graph of each type that will help explain what you are trying to show.
Explain your graph either orally or in writing.
If you don't have any ideas regarding the data you'd like to represent, here are
some suggestions for making your graph:
Line graph or bar graph or area graph: Go to this
website Web
page which has information about weather
in various towns this week. Choose a town and construct a graph:
Group A highs or lows
Group B highs and lows
Group C highs and lows in two cities
Other ideas for line or bar graphs: Ages of the students in your class or heating
/cooling bills per month
Other ideas for circle graphs and or bar graphs:
Group A: My budget. Construct a graph that shows how you spent 8 dollars for
four items.
Group B My budget. Construct a graph that shows how you spent a hundred dollars
for six items of clothing.
Group C My budget. Chart a typical monthly budget for your household.
Questions to answer:
Level A Explain which graph do you think explains your data best? Why?
Level B Explain which graph do you think explains your data
best? Why?
Now go to the following Lesson: Learning
About Charts and Graphs Do
lesson one and exercise one.
Level C: Which Graph do you think explains your data best?
Why?
Now go to the following Lesson: Learning
About Charts and Graphs Do
lesson one and two and exercise one.
4. Reflective Exercise/Wrap up Discuss what you learned in this lesson.
5. Branching out/supplementary suggestions : In the following classes, bring in a graph or chart that you have found in a newspaper or magazine. Make up questions for your classmates. Do more lessons from the website listed above.
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