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How Many Televisions Do You Have in Your Home?-- Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this math worksheet, students participate in a group graphing activity. Students survey classmates as to how many televisions are in each home and plot the results on a bar graph.
Worksheet
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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.
Worksheet
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Blank Bar Graph- Intervals of 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bar graph worksheet, students use the blank bar graph grid to display data. The interval is counting by 3. There are no problems given.
Lesson Plan
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Civic Engagement: Community and Social Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Explain that today's project is that young scholars will get groups create a survey to poll their classmates on what they do to stay healthy. The results will then be shown on a bar graph.Students brainstorm ways of keeping healthy and...
Lesson Plan
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'The Flood'

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students hear the story "The Flood," and take a survey of the favorite pet animals in the class. They take the information complied in the survey and make a bar graph to show favorite pet animals using the computer program KidPix.
Lesson Plan
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Bar Graphs Using M & Ms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe an overhead of a graph on which M & Ms have been poured out. A volunteer comes up and separates the colors writing on the overhead how many there were of each color and another person labels the graph's title....
Lesson Plan
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Creating Bar Graphs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design and label a bar graph using data taken from a class survey. They observe a teacher-led lecture, write and conduct their survey, and create a bar graph that includes identification of the minimum, maximum, mode,...
Lesson Plan
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Introduction to Bar Graphs Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students organize and interpret data using bar graphs.
Lesson Plan
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Creating Bar Graph

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, after an explanation and demonstration compare how many different places there at Cocowalk.
Lesson Plan
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Charting Weight

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders record the weight of themselves and 3 family over a week, and then use that data to compile 2 bar graphs and 4 line graphs and answer a series of questions.
Lesson Plan
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Surveying During a Basketball Game

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders conduct a survey at a high school basketball game. They compile and present the data as histograms or bar graphs.
Lesson Plan
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Creating Bar Graphs and Pie Graphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe a demonstration of the creation of a bar graph and a pie graph of their favorite colors. They gather information about various topics from their classmates, then organize the information, creating a bar and a pie...
Worksheet
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High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Fire Fighting Crew

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply mean, median and mode calculations of firefighter test scores to decide on hiring.
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ESTIMATION

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice estimating and counting and using a ruler to measure distance.
Lesson Plan
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RAIN

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders accurately measure the amount of rain in the rain gauge on a given day and create a bar graph of the data collected.
Lesson Plan
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Pictograph to Bar Graph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore organizing data to make it useful for interpreting picture graphs and bar graphs. They use Graphers software to create a pictograph and a bar graph.
Lesson Plan
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Groups Coming to America

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use text or other references to locate different types of information about the Mayflower and pilgrims. They create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims.
Lesson Plan
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M&M Graphing and Probability

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils create a variety of graphs. They count, sort, and classify M&M's by color and record data on a chart. They use data from the chart to create pictographs, bar graphs and circle graphs. They analyze data and determine probability.
Lesson Plan
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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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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Bar Graph

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This instructional activity is designed to give students practice creating and reading bar graphs as well as understanding how to accurately represent a graph with appropriate units.
Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Bar Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful tool and learning experience using a bar grapher. This site contains an interactive bar grapher and much more! Follow the "What?" link to get to classroom resources such as problems and explorations.
Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Multi Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
The interactive learning activity allows students to manipulate a double bar graph. Teacher resources are included.
Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Interpreting Area Data From Maps vs. Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Graphical methods of data presentation are a key feature of scientific communication. This project asks the question, "What's the best way to compare the land area of states: a map or a bar graph?" You'll be measuring performance on two...
Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Our Pets [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in representing and interpreting data.