Measurement Data on Line Plots
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Objective
I can use a line plot to show how many objects have the same measurement.
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Practice
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Explain in your own words what a line plot is and what it helps us to see.
Imagine you surveyed your classmates about their favorite color. The results are: 5 like blue, 3 like red, 4 like green, and 2 like yellow. Draw a line plot to represent this data. Be sure to label your line plot.
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Exit ticket
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“Here is a line plot showing the number of siblings each student in a class has: Siblings: X X X X X X X 0 1 2 3 How many students have exactly 1 sibling? Here is a line plot showing the lengths of crayons in centimeters: Length (cm): X X X X X X X 3 4 5 6 How many crayons are 5 cm long? Here is a line plot showing the number of pets owned by families in a neighborhood: Pets: X X X X X X X X 1 2 3 4 How many families own exactly 2 pets?”
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