4th Grade: Line Plots

4th Grade: Review One: Bar graphs and line Plots

​Bar Graphs are...

• A Bar Graph (also called Bar Chart) is a graphical display of data using bars of different heights.

• ​It is a really good way to show relative sizes: we can see which types of movie are most liked, and which are least liked, at a glance.

• We can use bar graphs to show the relative sizes of many things, such as what type of car people have, how many customers a shop has on different days and so on

Open Ended

Give an example of a category that could be organized into a bar graph (example: Favorite type of fruit, favorite type of ice cream, etc.) 

Multiple Choice

Which TWO types of ice cream are the most popular?

• Mango and Pecan

• Vanilla and Mango

• Cherry and Pecan

• Cherry and Chocolate

Multiple Choice

How many people were polled in this survey?

• 5 people

• 40 people

• 100 people

• 145 people

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the amount of 3rd graders who own a dog than a snake or hamster combined?

• 8

• 2

• 6

• 4

Multiple Choice

Jack made this graph to show the number of movies that were rented from his store during four months. Which whole number shows how many more movies were rented in December than in September?

• 20

• 35

• 45

• 80

​Line Plots are...

​A line plot is a graph that displays data using a number line.

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To create a line plot, ​first create a number line that includes all the values in the data set.

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Next, place an X (or dot) above each data value on the number line.

Open Ended

Give an example of data that could be organized into a line plot (example: number of people who have dogs, family size, etc.) 

Multiple Choice

How many total students are in the science class?

• 13
• 6
• 27
• 25

Multiple Choice

How many more students scored a 98 than scored a 88?

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 35

Multiple Choice

What was the most siblings a student had in the class?

• 1

• 10

• 5

• 3

Multiple Choice

How many students received a score in the 80's?

• 2
• 10
• 14
• 27

Multiple Choice

How many of the rings are ¼ carat or less?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Multiple Choice

The line plot below shows the points scored by players in a basketball game.

What is the difference between the number of players who scored fewer than 4 points and the number of players who scored more than 4 points?

• 4 players
• 10 players
• 13 players
• 15 players