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Get the Picture with Graphs

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Fifth graders examine line, bar and circle graphs in the newspaper and on the Internet. They complete sketches of graphs with an emphasis on selecting the best model to depict the data collected.

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data collection, data, graphing

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data collection, graphs, math

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