Data Displayed in Line Plots
Grade 5th Grade · Math · 30 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can create a line plot to represent a data set and interpret the data.
Warm-Up Video
Khan Academy · 4:00
Introduction to line plots | Measurement and data | Early Math | Khan Academy
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
A line plot uses dots or x's above a number line to show the frequency of data.
- 2
To create a line plot, draw a line and create buckets for each value in the data set.
- 3
Line plots make it easy to see how many data points are less than or greater than a certain value.
Practice Questions
3 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Here is a list of the number of books read by students in a class: 2, 0, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 4, 0, 1, 2. Create a line plot to represent this data. Then, how many students read more than 2 books?”
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