Students use the newspaper to experience some of the benefits of using charts and graphs, including helping to visualize statistical information and to simplify complex sets of data by creating graphs to represent data.

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4th - 8th

Students design graphs and learn to solve word problems using graphs. They work in groups to create graphs and learn that charts and graphs are common forms of presenting information. They share their graphs with the entire group.

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Higher Ed

Students analyze and describe data using charts and graphs. They discuss the purposes of charts and graphs, and vote for their favorite kind of berry, tallying the results on a chart. They compare and contrast data using a Venn diagram, and write sentences using the data from the berry survey.

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2nd

Students use problem solving skills to examine graphs and charts. Given a set of data, students identify titles and labels for charts. They read and analyze information. Using the Internet and software, students construct charts and graphs.

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7th - 9th

Students extrapolate information from charts and graphs. They analyze data from charts to make predictions. Students work in cooperative groups. They are given an overview on graphing, and disucss the different types of graphs. Students construt a line graph with their given information.

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8th