Graph It

 

Raising the Bar- Graph it

 

 

 

 

 

Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. Graphs can show things in one quick glance which is why many companies  include them in their reports.  Graphs are great for kids because  they use colors and pictures which help focus the attention of our youngest students.

 

 

 Ted Tunes tells about graphs

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is a graph? Click Below

 More Videos on Graphs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHgqqk4NbE

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfJf7J1Vp8

 

 

 

The little movie is produced by NASA. and features Ted Tunes an animated skunk. It is short  and does a great job of introducing graphs. After the on line video 

Play the Graphit Game with Ants

 

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/bugs-in-the-system/

 

http://mrnussbaum.com/graphing_games/

 

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/dontwakekate/dontwakekate_acc.html

 

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/lunar/index.asp

 

http://funbasedlearning.com/algebra/graphing/default.htm

 

 

 

 

 

I like to give the kids some hands on experiences with graphs. My favorite graphs  for our younger students are edible graphs. I  print  out a Excel grid  with large blocks.  I give each student a bag of M & M’s , lifesavers, or even those colored min marshmallows.  I show the students on the projector how to line up the candies by color. ( You can of course use  buttons-just don’t eat them.) I demonstrate how I can color in each square to represent the candy using the fill tool on excel. When finished the children can tell without counting which color had the most! Don’t expect this to take more than 5 or 6 minutes because it’s all about gobbling up the sweets!

 

If you don't have Excel handy here is a printable chart in PDF format. from A to Z teacher.

 

 

m&mschart[1].pdf 

 

 

 Lessons

 

Audio/Interactive Lesson on Graphs

 

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/IAmSpecial/default.htm

 

 

 

 

Create Graphs

 

 

 

 http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

 

 http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/grapher.html

 

 

 

 

 Need more

 

Learning About Charts and Graphs by F. Oldfield from Educational Resources for Adults

http://www.fodoweb.com/erfora/readtext.asp?txtfile=communications/charts.toc

This series of lessons can help you learn more about the various types of charts and graphs. Not only can you learn how to extract information from them, but you will also learn how to build them.

Other Introductory Lessons:

2) Charts from BBC ReviseWise Maths http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/11_fact.shtml

3) Graphs and Charts by B. Dueber from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service http://klingon.cs.iupui.edu/~aharris/mmcc/mod6/abss8.html

4) Meet Pie Chart Pam from http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/pambio.htm

 

 

 

 

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