📊 Part 1: Understanding Graphs

1. Which type of graph is best for showing favourite sports in your class?

Bar graph

Line graph

Pie chart

Scatter plot

2. What are the essential parts of a good graph? (Tick all that apply)

Clear title

Labelled axes

Bright colours

Data source

Equal spacing on scales

3. Look at this data about pets owned by Year 5 students:
Dogs: 8 students, Cats: 12 students, Fish: 4 students, Birds: 2 students, No pets: 6 students

Which category has the highest frequency?

Dogs

Cats

Fish

No pets

4. What makes a graph misleading? (Tick all that apply)

Starting the scale at zero

Using different bar widths

Having uneven spacing on axes

Including all the data

Using a broken or misleading scale

📈 Part 2: Creating and Interpreting Graphs

5. You collected data about students' favourite school subjects:
Maths: 7 students, English: 5 students, Science: 9 students, Art: 6 students, PE: 11 students

What would be a good title for your bar graph?

6. Using the data from question 5, what should you label the two axes?

Horizontal axis (x-axis): _________________________

Vertical axis (y-axis): _________________________

7. From the favourite subjects data, which subject is the mode (most frequent)?

8. Explain why using digital tools (like tablets or computers) can be helpful for creating graphs:

🎯 Part 3: Planning Your Graph

9. Choose a topic you would like to investigate in your class (e.g., favourite colours, number of siblings, preferred lunch foods). Write your investigative question:

10. What type of data will you collect for your investigation?

Categorical data (categories like colours, foods)

Discrete numerical data (whole numbers like age, number of pets)

11. What type of graph would be most suitable for displaying your data?

12. When you share your graph with classmates, what is one question they could ask to help evaluate if your graph is clear and accurate?