Earlier in the school year we practiced graphing. This included creating our own graphs, reading graphs, understanding graphs and the information they give us and different types of graphs. Today I would like you to go on a bit of a scavenger hunt, find the items in the list below, count how many you can find in your home, and then graph them. *Don’t forget to give your graph a title!
Grade 1’s: Use the template provided (or recreate on a blank piece of paper) and colour in the squares to show how many of each object you find in your home.
Template: Bar Graph Template
Grade 2’s: Choose a type of graph to use, create it and then show how many of each object you can find in your home.
These are two of the different types of graphs we have discussed:
Pictograph-symbols or pictures are drawn in a line to indicate how much of an object there is. In the photo below, each circle represents two objects, but a graph could also have each circle or shape representing one object.
Bar graph-horizontal or vertical
Items to Count and Graph in your home:
- number of pillows in your home
- number of doors
- number of windows
- number of pens
- number of rulers
- number of digital devices (including cellphones, iPads ,computers, tablets, etc.)
- number of books
- number of hairbrushes
- number of pairs of scissors
- number of pairs of shoes