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M&M Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Youngsters sort M & M's by color. They graph the M&M's by color on a graph. This classic instructional activity is a wonderful way to introduce the concept and technique of graphing to young mathematicians. Pairs of kids can make...
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How Many Legs Does Your Pet Have?-- Class Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math instructional activity, students collaborate as a class to make a bar graph displaying how many legs the students' pets have. Results are plotted on the graph.
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Graphing Pasta

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students sort and graph various types of pasta. Using pasta construction paper patterns or real pasta, they sort the pasta by color, size, and type, and record the data on a graph.
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Jump and Graph

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice measuring skills by jumping and measuring the lengths with yardsticks. After measuring five jumps each, they draw bar graphs representing their jumps.
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Usage and Interpretation of Graphs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students review graphing and use processing skills to solve problems.
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Graphing a Survey

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this mathematical worksheet, students survey a selection of thirteen people to find out if they like to eat ice cream, cakes or pies and then fill in their graphs with the data they've collected.
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RCX Car Line Graph

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils develop a line graph based on distances that an RCX car drives in specified amounts of time. They then are given a specific amount of time for the car to drive and be asked to extrapolate the car's distance from the graph.
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Graphing Groups

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this graphing worksheet, students graph sets of colored shapes, using a pair of bar graphs beside each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Using Spreadsheets and Graphs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore mathematics by utilizing computers. In this graphing lesson, 3rd graders gather class data based on a particular topic such as the "favorite candy" of the class. Students utilize this information and computers to...
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Sweet Data

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students input data about the colors of their serving of M&M candies onto a spreadsheet. They create charts and graphs based on this information.
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Collecting and Working with Data

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Add to your collection of math resources with this extensive series of data analysis worksheets. Whether your teaching how to use frequency tables and tally charts to collect and organize data, or introducing young...
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Featured Activity: Population Change Over Time

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Keep track of a state's population. After a brief discussion on how population data is used for funding, individuals look at population changes over time. Pupils find the population of two states using three different censuses. They then...
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The Taste of Yellow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Does lemonade taste better when yellow? A tasty experiment has scholars determine the answer to the question. It requires conducting a taste test with lemonades of different colors (from food coloring), and then collecting and analyzing...
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Dr. Seuss Blank Graph

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this literature worksheet, students use a blank bar graph grid to record all of the Dr. Seuss books they read. No labels are on the graph.
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Jim, Tony, and Frank - The School Fundraiser

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graph worksheet, students use the horizontal bar graph to count how much money each student collected for their fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.
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The Bread Shop

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graphs worksheet, students study the bar graph to count the money Adam made during each day. Students answer 10 questions.
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Tim and Pat - At the Store

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this bar graphs worksheet, students use the bar graph to add how much time Tim and Pat spend buying candy each week. Students complete the table and answer 3 questions.
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Jim, Tony and Frank - The School Fundraiser

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graphs worksheet, students use the bar graph to count how much money students collected during a weekend fundraiser. Students answer 10 questions.
Organizer
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Graphing Grid

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graphing worksheet, students are given a blank graph to fill in with their own information. Four columns are included, each consisting of six boxes.
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Evaporation Experiment- Desert Science Graph

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this science worksheet, students make a bar graph about desert evaporation. The directions say to use the "data from your recording data page" to display information on the graph.
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John's Trucking- Who Drove the Farthest

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graph worksheet, students analyze a triple bar graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers. Students use the graph to fill out a chart with total miles driven by each driver.
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Our Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this graphing worksheet, students survey their classmates about what pets they like. Students record the data in the form of a bar graph. There are 8 choices listed.
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Graphosaurus

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete bar graphing activities with a dinosaur theme. Students discuss their favorite dinosaurs, collect data about the discussion, and make a floor graph of the information. Students complete a dinosaur graph worksheet.
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Survey Say...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine a variety of charts and graphs that present data in a format that is easy to read. They work in groups to conduct a survey amongst their classmates. The data collected from the survey is then put on a bar graph.

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