Graphs Lesson Plans

Each student in the class places one of their shoes on the floor. They discuss the shoes, and attempt to categorize them by type. By lining up shoes in columns on a large piece of paper, they create a graph of their shoe type. Students watch as the teacher labels the x and y axis of the graph. Students create a bar graph on paper. Students create their own bar graph with items brought from home.

Fifth graders create data graphs using Microsoft Excel. For this data collection lesson, 5th graders create and conduct a survey, then use Excel to organize and graph their data.

Students investigate the historical and current prices of a gallon of gasoline. Using an online tool, they calculate the inflation-adjusted cost of gasoline over the years, and create a graph to demonstrate the actual cost vs. the inflation-adjusted cost of a gallon of gasoline.

Students create colorful bar, line, or pie graphs. They decide on a survey question to ask or a type of data to gather. They collect information and data and display the data in bar, line, or pie graphs they create with a free online tool.

First graders explore graphs as problem solving tools. In this graph lesson, 1st graders create graphs to organize information regarding shoes. Students respond to questions using the information they graphed.

First graders compare physical attributes and graph using manipulatives. In this body graphing lesson plan, 1st graders discuss physical features then select several as a group to make comparisons (hair color, eye color, height, etc). Students use unifix cubes and yarn to record the information then they write it on a chart. Students display results.

Students explore graphing. In this graphing lesson, students work in pairs to locate national sites on a map. Students record their findings then make a graph representing how many sites they found for each state.

Students read a thermometer. In this graphing thermometer lesson students record the temperature around school. they put the data into a bar graph. Students interpret the temperature graph.

Young scholars create a graph to determine the holidays that account for the highest greeting-card sales. They analyze statistics about greeting cards, and create a graph/chart using an online graph-making tool.

Students create a graph charting their favorite season. They discuss the difference in the four seasons and activities they participate in, in each of the seasons. They can also take a survey of their family members and add them to the graph.