Length and Height Graphs

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📊 Part 1: Reading Graphs

1. Look at this bar chart showing the heights of playground equipment. Which piece of equipment is the tallest?

Slide (150 cm)

Swing (120 cm)

Climbing frame (180 cm)

See-saw (90 cm)

2. In a pictogram showing animal lengths, each symbol 🐍 = 50 cm. If a python is shown with 6 symbols, how long is the python?

250 cm

300 cm

350 cm

400 cm

3. What should always be included on a length graph? Tick all that apply:

Labels on both axes

Units (cm or m)

A clear scale

Bright colours

4. A bar chart shows tree heights. The oak tree bar reaches 8 metres and the apple tree bar reaches 5 metres. How much taller is the oak tree?

The oak tree is _______ metres taller than the apple tree.

✏️ Part 2: Creating and Interpreting Data

5. Here are the lengths of different pencils in centimetres:
Red pencil: 15 cm, Blue pencil: 12 cm, Green pencil: 18 cm, Yellow pencil: 9 cm
Draw a simple bar chart in the box below. Remember to label your axes and include units!

6. Using the pencil data above, answer these questions:

a) Which pencil is the shortest? _________________

b) Which pencil is the longest? _________________

c) How much longer is the green pencil than the yellow pencil? _______ cm

7. In a pictogram showing the heights of Year 3 children, if each symbol 👤 represents 10 cm, how many symbols would you need to show a child who is 130 cm tall?

8. Explain why it's important to include units (like cm or m) when labelling the axes of a length graph:

🎯 Part 3: Problem Solving

9. A pictogram shows the lengths of different garden tools. Each symbol 🔧 = 20 cm.
Spade: 🔧🔧🔧🔧 (4 symbols)
Rake: 🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧 (6 symbols)
Trowel: 🔧🔧 (2 symbols)
How many tools are longer than 60 cm?

1 tool

2 tools

3 tools

0 tools

10. Look at the garden tools pictogram above. What is the total length of all three tools combined?

Total length = _______ cm