Graphing and Data Tables

What is a line graph used for in science?

• To compare different data sets

• To show the relationship between two variables or to display data over time.

• To display data in a table format

• To represent categorical data

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The purpose of graphs, charts and tables is to

• help scientists visualize results from an experiment.

• make the experiment look nice.

• practice what I learned in Math class.

• Practice my drawing skills.

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What information could you get from this graph?

• how much water is on Earth

• the percentage of the earth that is covered in water

• how land is available on earth

• how tall the highest mountain is

T7 - What type of graph is this?

• Pie chart

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Line graph

What is the dependent variable?

• method of travel

• number of children

Which type of graph is best suited for comparing different categories or groups?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pie chart

• scatter plot

T8 - The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria

• Time of Incubation

• Culture Number

• Type of Bacteria

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What do we use to pick the numbers for the scale? 

• whatever we want

• you must always count by tens

• use your data to pick the scale

• you don't need a scale

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What is the independent variable?

• atomic number

• electron volts

• first ionization energy

• Jim Askew's Graph

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What type of graph is this?

• line graph

• bar graph

• circle graph