Graph Notes

Students will
A) Compare line and bar graphs
B) Identify which graph is best used
in different scenarios
C) List five rules to follow when
creating graphs
Refer to the lesson objectives. What
question will you write in your left
hand column for the 1st objective?
Write the question now for your
Cornell notes.

Students will
A) Compare line and bar
graphs

Why do we use
bar graphs?
Comparisons
Examples:
1. Number of
students in each
class
2. STAR test
Identify 2 positive results from the graph ab
results in 1.
each
High number scored Advanced and Prof.
category -2.these
None in Far Below Basic and Below Basi

Same graph, with data

table
To what are my student's scores

compared?
The school average and the district
average
What is unacceptable about the
soph. results?

Students will
A) Compare line and bar
graphs

Why do we use line graphs?

Shows Cause and Effect Relationships or
Change over time
X = cause (manipulated variable)
Y = effect (responding variable)
Examples:
1. Increasing fertilizer does what to plant
height?
2. Increasing temperature, does what to
respiration rate?
3. How have the GV STAR test scores changed
from year to year compared to other district
schools?

Identify
oneTest
positive
result for for
Golden
Valley
High
STAR
Results
the
District
School.
2012 scores were the highest yet recorded.
Our estimated API is now at 783 (projected).

Warm up for
Wednesday, 9/9/15
Take a few minutes and
read the handouts
regarding Cornell note
taking. Answer the
following questions after
reading the handouts.

Warm up Questions,
9/9/15
1.
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2. What will you
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the
student
objectives
for
the day.
left-hand
column of
your
Cornell
notes?
3. Write a summary of the
3. When you finish your
days information.
Cornell notes for a lecture,
what should you do at the

Obj. B) Identify which graph is

best used in different scenarios,
write these in your summary
section
1. Milk production of 5 Bar
cows
Graph
2. Plant growth with increasing
amounts
Lineof water
3. Weight
gain of pigs with varying
Graph
amounts
of
feed
Line
4. Number of GVHS teachers from
Graph
2004 to 2009 that possess complete
Bar
credentials
Graph
5. Change in heart rate with
Line
increasing speed on a treadmill

Obj. C) List five rules to follow

when creating graphs
(Summarize these)
1. ID whether to use a line or bar graph
2. Use multiples of 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 to best
spread out
3. Always label the X-axis and Y-axis
4. For line graphs - Manipulated variable =
x axis
Responding variable = y axis
5. For line graphs, if plotting the response
of more than 1 test subject, use different
types of lines

Summary

Write a 5 sentence summary at the

end of your notes about graphs and
when you use which type of graph.

Assignment - Graphing Skills

Exercises

Pre-Lab Discussion
Read the entire investigation. Then, work with a partner to
answer the following questions.
1. Would a line graph or a bar graph be better for showing
the number of birds of each color inUse
a population?
different types of lin
2. How could you plot more than one responding variable
X-axis =
on a line graph?
manipulated
3. Where do you place the manipulated variable on
a line
graph?
variable
Bar.
It
gives
an
easy
to
4. Which type of graph would you use to show
understand pictorial
comparisons?
presentation of data.
Explain your reason.

To ensure proper and clear presentation of data

5. Why is it important to have all parts of a graph clearly

labeled and drawn?

The Assignment

1. Complete Part A which is reading bar

and line graphs
2. Complete Part B which is
constructing bar and line graphs.
Answer the following:
What type of graph should you
use?
Line
graph
What information will go on theTemperature
x-axis?
What multiples of numbers will Variation
you use for
the X-axis? Y axis?

X = 27/20 = 1.35, roundYto=260/16 = 3.75, round to

Use the rest of the period to

work on the assignment.