Graphing for Science

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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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

T7 - What type of graph is this?

• Pie chart

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Line graph

Jacob wants to record his results for the temperature of each day in the past week. What graph or table should he use?

• Data table

• Bar graph

• histogram 

• Line graph

T8 - The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?

• A

• X

• B

• Y

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

T8 - The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria

• Time of Incubation

• Culture Number

• Type of Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

On which axis is the independent variable found?

• z-axis

• w-axis

• y-axis

• x-axis

Which variable is found on the y-axis?

• Independent

• Manipulated

• Dependent

• Input

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Varaible

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What type of graph best shows change of dependent variable over time?

• Circle chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Data table

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1