““Graphic” EducationGraphic” Education

And other oddities that And other oddities that compare and contrastcompare and contrast

Anticipatory SetAnticipatory Set

What is this picture trying to tell What is this picture trying to tell youyou? ?

What does this one tell you?What does this one tell you?

What are today’s What are today’s objectives?objectives?

Content: Student-teachers will be Content: Student-teachers will be able to identify the parts of a graph. able to identify the parts of a graph.

Language: Student-teachers will be Language: Student-teachers will be able to name the parts of a graph. able to name the parts of a graph.

Technology: Student-teachers will be Technology: Student-teachers will be able to construct a graph using able to construct a graph using Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel.

What is a graph?What is a graph?

We use graphs to compare and We use graphs to compare and contrast between things. contrast between things.

What does compare and contrast What does compare and contrast mean? mean?

It means to show how things are the It means to show how things are the same (compare) and how things are same (compare) and how things are different (contrast). different (contrast).

Compare and ContrastCompare and Contrast

What is a graph? What is a graph?

There are four basic types of graphs- There are four basic types of graphs- pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs, and circle (pie graphs)and circle (pie graphs)

Graphs are great because you can Graphs are great because you can show information quickly without show information quickly without having to write a lot. having to write a lot.

Pictographs Pictographs

PictographsPictographs

A A pictographpictograph uses pictures to uses pictures to represent what is being counted. represent what is being counted.

Picture + graph = PICTOGRAPHPicture + graph = PICTOGRAPH

How are graphs and maps How are graphs and maps alikealike

How are graphs and maps How are graphs and maps alike alike

Graphs and maps are alike Graphs and maps are alike because:because:

1.1. They have titles. They have titles.

2.2. They have keys. They have keys.

Bar Graphs Bar Graphs

Bar GraphsBar Graphs

Bar graphs and pictographs are alike Bar graphs and pictographs are alike because they both because they both compare and compare and contrast by showing contrast by showing how many how many or how much.or how much.

Bar graphs use Bar graphs use colorscolors to show how to show how many or how much. many or how much.

Pictographs use Pictographs use pictures pictures to show to show how many or how much. how many or how much.

When to use Bar graphs or When to use Bar graphs or PictographsPictographs

Since bar graphs and pictographs Since bar graphs and pictographs show how many of something, you show how many of something, you would want to use them when…would want to use them when…

1.1. You are organizing things into You are organizing things into groups. groups.

2.2. You are counting the number of You are counting the number of people that either like something or people that either like something or dislike something. dislike something.

What’s Up with the rest of the What’s Up with the rest of the Week?Week?

1.1. Line graphs (Wednesday)Line graphs (Wednesday)2.2. Interpreting data from graphs Interpreting data from graphs

(Wednesday)(Wednesday)3.3. Creating graphs for your climates Creating graphs for your climates

and adding them to your power and adding them to your power points. (Thursday)points. (Thursday)

4.4. Adding audio to your power point. Adding audio to your power point. (Thursday/Friday)(Thursday/Friday)