Grade 3 Bar and Picture Graphs

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Learning to Read and Create Graphs 60-Minute Math Lesson Grade 3 Mathematics

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What is a Graph?

Think about it: Where have you seen graphs before? What do you think graphs help us do? Can you name any types of graphs?

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What Makes a Good Graph?

Every graph needs a TITLE Clear LABELS for categories Easy-to-read SCALE or symbols Organized DATA that tells a story

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Picture Graphs vs Bar Graphs

$Reading Our Class Pet Graph$

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Reading Our Class Pet Graph

Look at this bar graph showing pets owned by students How many students have dogs? Which pet is most popular? How many more students have cats than fish?

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Let's Create Graphs Together!

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Your Turn: Books We Read

Create your own picture graph AND bar graph Data: Fantasy-8 books, Mystery-4 books, Science-6 books, Sports-3 books Choose: What will each symbol represent? Remember: Title, labels, and neat organization!