Create and label appropriate scales for graphs. (0406.5.1)

Links verified on 11/23/2011

1. All The Parts - learn the parts of a graph
2. Choosing an Appropriate Graph - This elementary school math tutorial from NutshellMath offers introductory homework help in choosing an appropriate graph to represent data.
3. Choosing an Appropriate Graph: Developing the Concept - [designed for grade 5] After studying several types of graphs, students must now decide on which type or types might be used for different sets of data.
4. Constructing Bar Graphs - explanation to help students create and label a bar graph scale
5. Create-a-Graph - lessons and activities on a variety of graphs
6. An Explanation of Ratio Scales in Graphs - explains the difference between linear and exponential scales
7. Grapher - interactive column graph maker, students can change values and labels
8. Graphing Resources: Bar Graphs - advanced explanation of several types of bar graphs
9. Graphing Resources: Graph Types - a flow chart to help students select the chart best suited to their data
10. Graphing Resources: Line Graphs and Scatter Plots - advanced explanation of line graphs and scatter plots
11. Line Graph - explanation of the purpose of a line graph
12. Line Graph Practice - look at graphs and answer questions
13. Line Graph Practice - more questions to help students check their understanding of line graphs
14. Line Graphs - explanation from Math Goodies, followed by several examples of graphs to interpret and questions to check for understanding
15. Proper Way to Label a Graph - explanation from eHow
16. Reading a Bar Graph Scale of the Frequency Axis - good examples of how the y-axis can be used to misrepresent data
17. Review of Bar Graphs - explanation with illustrations as examples

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