Choose an Appropriate Graph

Chapter 7, Lesson 5

Nature Nap- Some animals sleep most of the day, and others hardly sleep at all. Look at how Cindy, Joe, and Elayna showed the data in the table. Which graph or plot works best?

Animal Hours of Sleep

Giraffe 4

Raccoon 13

Squirrel 14

Bear 8

Animal Hours of Sleep

Giraffe 4

Raccoon 13

Squirrel 14

Bear 8

Animal Hours of Sleep

Giraffe 4

Raccoon 13

Squirrel 14

Bear 8

Animal Hours of Sleep

Giraffe 4

Raccoon 13

Squirrel 14

Bear 8

What would you use…• To compare the speeds of 5 different animals?

• To show the total votes in an election?

• To show your heights since birth?

• To show the weekly math grades of your classmates?

What would you use to compare the favorite subjects in two 4th grade

clases?A. Bar Graph

B. Double Bar Graph

C. Line Graph

D. Stem-and-Leaf Plot

E. Circle Graph

Subject Mr. Piccioli

Mrs. Henkels

Science 3 8

Social 7 6

Math 10 8

Reading 7 5

To track the growth of a plant use a…

A. Bar Graph

B. Double Bar Graph

C. Line Graph

D. Stem-and-Leaf Plot

E. Circle Graph

Week 1 2 3 4

Height (inches)

4 8 16 32

To show favorite sports of students in a class use a …

A. Bar Graph

B. Double Bar Graph

C. Line Graph

D. Stem-and-Leaf Plot

E. Circle Graph

Activity Votes

Ping Pong

8

Reading 12

Biking 4

TV 2

To show the monthly temperature use a …

A. Bar Graph

B. Double Bar Graph

C. Line Graph

D. Stem-and-Leaf Plot

E. Circle Graph

Month Jan Feb Mar April

Mound 10º 21º 34º 42º