National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Nceas: Graph Types
At this site from NCEAS you can learn how to organize your data into pie graphs, bar graphs, and line graphs. Explanations and examples are given of each graph along with several questions that check comprehension.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Definition of Bar Graph
Get the definition for a bar graph. Then, select the link "here's more" and use the interactive graph to display data as a bar graph, line graph or pie chart. The finished graph may be printed.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Data Graphs
Create and customize a bar graph, line graph, or pie chart based on a set of data and print it out.
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Online Statistics Education: Graphing Distributions [Pdf]
This is the second chapter of a statistics e-text developed collaboratively by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University. It looks at many different types of data displays and the advantages and...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Kinds of Graphs
An interactive web lesson introduces five types of graphs to students and allows them to practice matching the names to examples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Displaying Categorical Variables
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept covers a few ways in which categorical data can be displayed; using bar graphs and pie graphs.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Using Graphs in History Class
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the major types of graphs used in social studies such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie graphs, and pictographs. Information on graphs is followed by graphs dealing with salaries...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Graphical Sources: Practice 2 (English I Reading)
This lesson focuses on practice exercises to understand and interpret the data in a graphic representations including pie charts, bar graphs, and line graphs.
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Charts
The use of charts and graphs can improve your presentations, whether on paper or as visual aids. Here you can read about how to create line, column, bar, pie graphs, and scatterplots. Just follow the links to their respective pages.
TeacherLED
Teacher Led Interactive Whiteboard Resource Survey
Students can explore surveys, pie charts, and bar graphs with this interactive white board resource.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Types of Graphs
This presentation allows the learner to visualize the different types of graphs used to display data in scientific investigations.
US Department of Education
Nces: Create a Graph: Kids Zone
Make your own pie, bar, line, area or XY graph with this interactive tool. Look for examples of graphs already created from data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. Complete with a graphing tutorial.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Charts Handling Data
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading graphs fit together with this engaging, colorful flipchart analyzing pie charts, bar graph, percents, and fractions.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Reading Charts and Graphs
Practice graph reading skills with these exercises and companion tutorials.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Graphical Sources: Practice 2 (English I Reading)
You will look at each of these types of graphs: bar graph, line graph, pie charts, as you work your way through the lesson.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Taste Test
Students collect sample data and use the calculator to create pictographs, bar graphs, and pie graphs to demonstrate the favorite brand in the sample data.
PBS
Pbs: Mathline Creature Feature Lesson Plan [Pdf]
An interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts lesson plan that engages students in an exploration of statistics. Through a study of various forest climates, students utilize data collection and analysis, classification, and...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Survey Teaching Theme
Survey Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Survey Teaching Theme
Survey Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for grades k-12.
US Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy: Power Metering Project
Two part lesson focuses on applying analytic tools such as pie charts and bar graphs to gain a better understanding of practical energy use issues. Students will learn how different types of data collected affect the outcome of...
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Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.