Scaled Bar Graphs
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Objective
I can read and create scaled bar graphs to answer questions.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Explain in your own words what a bar graph is and what it is used for.
What are two ways you can organize the categories and numbers on a bar graph?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“The following bar graph shows the number of pets students in a class have: (Imagine a bar graph is provided with the following data: Dogs: 8, Cats: 6, Fish: 4, Birds: 2). How many more students have dogs than fish? The following bar graph shows the number of books read by students in a class: (Imagine a bar graph is provided with the following data: Mystery: 10, Adventure: 12, Comedy: 8, Science Fiction: 6). Which type of book was read the most? Create a bar graph to show the number of students who like each sport: Soccer: 7, Basketball: 9, Baseball: 5, Football: 3.”
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