amount

bar

change

contents

data

data bias

greater than/less than

horizontal axis

horizontal/vertical

increase/decrease

measure

readability

relativity

sample

significance of data

sparse

title

units of measure

vertical axis

To relate the title to contents of the graph.

To create titles which are appropriate for bar graphs.

To read material on the horizontal axis and vertical axis.

To read the units of measure related to the topic.

To create or choose appropriate color or shading to use for the design.

To analyze the use of size and space.

To choose and create bars of appropriate size.

To choose and use standards appropriate for providing readability and accuracy.

To be able to interpret information on a bar graph.

To be able to compare information on a bar graph with other sources.

To be able to draw inferences from a bar graph.

To create graphs which relate to a hypothesis.

• Material from social studies for mathematics textbooks that gives ideas for teaching about graphs.

• Graphs from textbooks, magazines, newspapers, or other literature.

• Ideas from the Internet for teaching about graphs.

• Statistical information that can be used to teach graphs.

• Pictures that show various quantities of objects that can be placed on a graph.

• Graph paper.

• Pictures of tools that can be used to build graphs. (Rulers, protractors, etc.)

• Information about computer programs that help construct graphs.